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product_id: 7100875
title: "Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average)"
brand: "emmi"
price: "$254.79"
currency: USD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Emmi"
url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/7100875-tete-de-moine-1-8-pound-average
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region: United States of America
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# Perfect curls with girolle 1.8 lbs semi-hard wheel Authentic Swiss origin Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average)

**Brand:** emmi
**Price:** $254.79
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧀 Elevate your cheese game with the legendary Swiss curl sensation!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) by emmi
- **How much does it cost?** $254.79 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/7100875-tete-de-moine-1-8-pound-average)

## Best For

- emmi enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted emmi brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Long-lasting Freshness:** Aged to perfection and keeps well in your fridge for months
- • **Exclusive Gourmet Status:** Ranked #53 in Cheese & Charcuterie Gifts—join the elite cheese lovers
- • **Distinctive Aroma & Flavor:** Bold, nutty, and tangy with a signature stinky edge
- • **Swiss Heritage in Every Bite:** Crafted by monks, perfected for your gourmet table
- • **Interactive Cheese Experience:** Use a girolle to create elegant, ruffled curls that wow guests

## Overview

Tete de Moine is a 1.8-pound semi-hard Swiss cheese with a rich history dating back to monks of Belleray Abbey. Known for its strong aroma and complex nutty, tangy flavor, it’s traditionally served as delicate curls shaved with a girolle, creating a unique tasting and visual experience. This cheese is a must-have for connoisseurs seeking authentic, long-lasting gourmet indulgence.

## Description

Tete de Moine means 'monk's head'. This Swiss gourmet cheese was originally invented by the monks of Belleray Abbey in the Bernese Jura, and the brothers taught the local farmers how to make it. Unlike most other mountain gourmet cheeses which tend to be very large, it is made in small drums. The rind may be smooth and slightly greasy, or rough and brown in color. The paste is firm and creamy to straw-yellow in color, darkening as it ages. There may be small holes or horizontal fissures in the paste. Older Tete de Moine cheeses smell strongly of roasted nuts with wine-like aromas. The flavor is sweet and tangy, with musty wood mold and nuts. Tetee de Moine can be sliced vertically but to get the frilly curls of cheese traditionally served in Switzerland you will need to use a girolle. The curls are achieved by turning the handle of this special knife on a stand and shaving the cheese across the top and a little way down the sides.

Review: Fantastic Cheese! - I bought this and then stuck it in the back of my refrigerator for several months. I finally remembered I had bought it and was waiting for an occasion to pull it out and use it on my new Girolle machine. Did that last night for a dinner party with my whole family - adult married kids etc. It was fantastic. I worked beautifully on the girolle machine, allowing use to shave off perfect ruffled shavings. This made for a fun, aesthetically pleasing and interactive activity during cocktail hour. And the taste was superb. The rind was pink which means it had been washed in B Linens bacteria wash. It was also just a little stinky in a very good way - also from the B Linens. The paste of the cheese had such depth in flavor with all kinds of yummy flavor molecules coming through on the palate that must have come from the great grass the cows had eaten. Would buy again! Especially nice that it keeps a really long time in the refrigerator.
Review: This is the most awesome. nutty - This is the most awesome. nutty, complex cheese I have ever tasted... If you use the special "Giroulle" - a tool that was created by the Swiss specifically for it. This shaves the cheese into fine, thin, pencil-shaving-like threads, which when chewed, allow you to experience the perfection. Cutting this cheese into "hunks" or "wedges" makes it too difficult to savor. If no "Giroulle" is available. shave this cheese as thin as you can!!

## Features

- Each wheel is approximately 1.8 pounds and is imported from Switzerland
- Milk Type: Cow; Texture: Semi-hard
- This is naturally **VERY** STINKY & has spots of mold. Do NOT buy if you are not OK with strong cheeses.
- Tete de Moine as a "Schmear Bacteria" on the outside that is very soft, smelly, and "schmears" off when handled. The outside rind is NOT meant to be eaten.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0000D9N9I |
| Best Sellers Rank | #120,823 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #53 in Cheese & Charcuterie Gifts |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (175) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Manufacturer  | Emmi |
| Product Dimensions  | 3 x 3 x 3 inches; 1.8 Pounds |
| UPC  | 071928000489 |
| Units  | 1 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Emmi
- **Item Form:** Whole Wheel
- **Number of Items:** 1
- **Unit Count:** 1 Count
- **Variety:** Swiss

## Images

![Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91rFrdlHfBL.jpg)
![Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71HiixF-pQL.jpg)
![Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91PXrq4Ig1L.jpg)
![Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Lvd1fwFTL.jpg)
![Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91AnfxpjMBL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how long can I keep tete de moine?**
A: If it is uncut quite some time
Same as other solid cheeses

**Q: Does this come with with the cheese curler?**
A: This cheese does not come with curler.

**Q: is there a reduction in shipping cost if we buy more than one unit**
A: On Amazon there are only prices per value of the order. So if you order more than 2 you pay less than 2 times the shipping cost of 1 item

**Q: What is the weight of a curl? I need to know how many curls a wheel can make to determine serving size.**
A: The curls are paper thin and don’t weigh much. I would estimate 200 to 250 curls per 1.8 lbs. This cheese is very flavorful and a little goes a long way. 

Hopefully you find this helpful.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Cheese!
*by D***H on May 12, 2014*

I bought this and then stuck it in the back of my refrigerator for several months. I finally remembered I had bought it and was waiting for an occasion to pull it out and use it on my new Girolle machine. Did that last night for a dinner party with my whole family - adult married kids etc. It was fantastic. I worked beautifully on the girolle machine, allowing use to shave off perfect ruffled shavings. This made for a fun, aesthetically pleasing and interactive activity during cocktail hour. And the taste was superb. The rind was pink which means it had been washed in B Linens bacteria wash. It was also just a little stinky in a very good way - also from the B Linens. The paste of the cheese had such depth in flavor with all kinds of yummy flavor molecules coming through on the palate that must have come from the great grass the cows had eaten. Would buy again! Especially nice that it keeps a really long time in the refrigerator.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the most awesome. nutty
*by R***S on June 22, 2017*

This is the most awesome. nutty, complex cheese I have ever tasted... If you use the special "Giroulle" - a tool that was created by the Swiss specifically for it. This shaves the cheese into fine, thin, pencil-shaving-like threads, which when chewed, allow you to experience the perfection. Cutting this cheese into "hunks" or "wedges" makes it too difficult to savor. If no "Giroulle" is available. shave this cheese as thin as you can!!

### ⭐ Nasty cheese!!
*by C***. on December 9, 2019*

Got a full refund on this CRAP. When it was received it was ( wet) an it tasted just like Dirt !!! I eat dirt when I was about 3 , it came from a third party in Florida, save your $ , wanted it for Thanksgiving dinner snacks no one cloud eat it Nasty!!!! An I have two chefs college trained in the family, upon refund call I was informed to Discard the funky cheese return was not needed..... Nasty

## Frequently Bought Together

- Tete de Moine (1.8 Pound Average)
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*Last updated: 2026-02-27*