Serving and storage tips

• Keep the cheese in conditions in which it matures. Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses are stored in the temperatures from around 8 - 13 C.

• Keep the cheese wrapped in the waxed paper and place it in a loose-fitting food-bag not to lose humidity and maintain the circulation of air.

• Chilled cheeses should be taken out of the refrigerator one and a half or two hours before serving.

• Cheeses contain living organisms that must not be cut off from air, yet it is important not to let a cheese dry out.

• Do not store cheese with other strong-smelling foods. As a cheese breathes it will absorb other aromas and may spoil.

• Wrap soft cheeses loosely. Use waxed or greaseproof paper rather than cling film.

• Let cold cheese warm up for about half an hour before eating to allow the flavour and aroma to develop