Hard Cheese
Between a rock and a hard cheese? If you’re the type that like your cheddar in chunks and your Grana super ready to grate, you’ve come to the right place! Here you’ll find some beloved favorites like salty, crumbly Parmigiano Reggiano from Italy, aged Cheddars studded with crystals and oily Manchegos that are just perfect to pair with soft membrillo. Discover the best cheeses for grating like Grana Padana and Pecorino Toscano, plus great sheep’s milk and hard goat cheeses. What makes a cheese hard? It’s pretty much a combination pressing the moisture out and the aging process, all of which create the dry, crumbly texture we know and love. Discover our selection below!
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from Italy
by Fromage Marquis
This distinctive Italian cheese makes a fragrant addition to your table or cuisine.
from Spain
by Merco
The perfect accompaniment to red wine, this semihard Spanish cheese is made from cow, goat and sheep milk
from United States
by Fiscalini
A firm cheddar-like cheese with mild, sweet flavor and nutty aroma, great for snacking, grating and melting.
from United States
by Fiscalini Farm
A delicious extra mature cheddar cheese from California.
from Italy
by Ambrosi
An Italian cheese classic, this aged hard cheese is perfect for grating over risotto and pasta.
from Canada
by Old Quebec Vintage Cheddar
A vintage Cheddar with bold flavors and a unique production process.
from Spain
by La Antigua
A splendid union of rich sheep’s milk cheese and earthy white truffle, this Spanish cheese is bound to become a favorite.
from France
by Isigny
With it's distinctive orange hue and nutty flavor, this hard cave-aged cheese was developed to complete with Dutch Goudas.
from Spain
by La Antigua
An extra aged, 12 month raw sheep’s milk cheese from Zamora, from the milk of Churra sheep in a practical dispenser.
from Netherlands
by Beemster
The absolutely incredibly Dutch cheese made by a small coop in The Netherlands.
from Spain
by Merco
An excellent aged Manchego cheese with more full-bodied flavor, and more robust taste.
from Italy
by Latteria Sociale Stallone
Mitica ages their wheels for at least 18 months, resulting in this rich, full-bodied Grana Padano.
from Italy
by Emilia
A staple in every connoisseur's pantry, Parmigiano is as versatile as it is delicious. Shave into pastas or dip into an aged Aceto Balsamico.
from Spain
by La Antigua
The perfect balance between the rich flavor of sheep’s milk cheese and the exotic spice of pink peppercorns.
from Spain
by La Antigua
A fantastic seasonal cheese made of sheep's Milk and Spanish Tempranillo wine, aged for one year.
from Spain
by Buenalba
This sublime, complex cheese is the perfect balance of sweet, tangy goat cheese and bold smoked paprika.
from France
by Fromage Marquis
A vibrant orange cow's milk cheese from France with a buttery flavor of caramel and butterscotch.
from Spain
by La Antigua
A buttery sheep's milk cheese infused with threads of fine La Mancha saffron, cured for 4 to six months to fully develop the flavors.
from Italy
by Sini Fulvi
A strong-flavored, rock hard cheese from Lazio, Italy, perfect for grating.
from Spain
by La Antigua
A naturally creamy and sweet sheep’s milk from Spain infused with wild berries
from Italy
by GourmetFoodStore.com
A hard, salty sheep's milk cheese as ancient as the Romans, often used for grating over pasta and other meals.
from Mexico
by La Chona
Mexico's answer to Parmesan and Feta, Cotija is salty and crumbly and perfect for authentic tacos and burritos.
from Italy
by Caseificio S. Maria
An aromatic and flavorful sheep's milk cheese with pieces of white and black Italian truffles studded throughout.
from Italy
by Lombardy
A refined Italian DOP cheese, Grana Padano is hard and has a tangy, fruity flavor.
from Italy
by Lombardy
Similar to Parmigiano Reggiano; fine granular and creamy texture with a low fat content and light hay overtones.
from France
by Isigny
Similar to Edam, Mimolette or Boule de Lille has a dark orange rind and is perfect with beer.
from Italy
by Emilia
A wonderful eating and grating cheese our Parmigiano Reggiano will transform your cooking and elevate your meals with its sharp savory flavor.
by GourmetFoodStore.com
3 hard cheeses from across Europe, each flavorfully and masterfully prepared, along with fried marcona almonds, delicious prosciutto and linden honey.
We offer a selection of hard cheeses that are sourced from all around the world, with famous offerings from Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands and more! But, we also like to find new exciting varieties, which we are constantly adding to our famous cheese selection. Hard cheese are a beloved category - these are the cheeses to shave over risotto and pasta, to melt in fondue and to create au gratin dishes that bubble with yumminess. We have the classic staples that you love, but you’ll also adore discovering our new great American cheeses from artisan creameries, like Fiscalini’s cheddar, and Monterrey Jack. And, if you like a great cheese board, we’ve created some fabulous cheese baskets filled with only - you guessed it -hard cheeses! Perfect for appetizers or for a cheese gift, just add a crusty baguette or mini toasts, a great bottle of wine, and you’ve got the ideal gourmet gift for the cheese-loving foodie (get extra points by including a selection of meats like prosciutto or oily salami). We source our cheeses from both small artisan cheesemakers that are just starting out, and large commercial creameries with decades of experience creating great cheese. Give them both a chance – both types of cheese makers offer great cheese experiences!