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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Starting on a High Note

January 6, 2026 janet@janetfletcher.com

Let’s get this year underway with a delicious discovery—a sheep cheeses that left me hunting for superlatives. Aged sheep cheeses are always my go-to on a cheese board, but this newcomer gobsmacked me. It had a warm butter aroma and distinctive sour cream flavor that just reeled me in. Don’t leave me alone with it. It’s 100 percent perfect by itself, in my view, but you could pair it with olives and salumi for an antipasto or serve it at the end of your meal with quince paste or poached quince.

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Tags Tuscan pecorino, pecorino, Amatrice, Fiocco Amatriciano, quince, poached quince
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