One of only twelve Swiss cheeses with an official Appellation d'Origine Protegèe ("protected designation of origin"), Tête de Moine is a cheese with an 800-year-old recipe. It’s crafted with part-skim cow’s milk, the fresh product of eight village creameries in the Swiss region of origin. Once made, the petite, cylindrical wheels of cheese are matured on spruce wood boards for at least two-and-a-half months. Now, here’s where it gets really interesting: Each wheel is centered on a steel post so it may rotate while a very sharp cutting tool is dragged along the surface of the cheese. The result is super-thin and long slices that naturally curl as they are cut, forming what resembles a delicate rose. In addition to the intriguing look of these Rosettes, the increased surface area that comes in contact with the air changes the structure of the cheese, allowing its aromatic character to develop to the fullest. When popped in your mouth, the silky, ivory-colored, flower-shaped Cheese literally melts, creating a cheese-eating experience like no other!