"Heumilch"-Burschi

Smart, handy, creamy, red-greased - with the ÖMA Zurwieser HeuBurschi, another artisan soft cheese rarity has been created in the cheese vat of the Zurwieser cheese artists. The small, flat-cheesed wheel is made from the best Allgäu organic hay milk. During its maturing period of at least two weeks, it is carefully refined with red cultures, giving it its milky, flowery flavor and distinct creaminess. Its handy size makes it ideal not only for the cheese counter but also for the self-service shelf, which requires not only a skilled hand but also a great deal of experience and, above all, the raw materials used. Only the best hay milk from the region is used for Zurwieser products. Fresh grass smelling of flowers and herbs and carefully dried hay form the basis for the high-quality feed for the dairy cows. This gives the milk its unique taste and lends the cheese its full-bodied, creamy aroma, while interested customers and cheese lovers can find background information and stories about the cheese, the farmers and the dairy. The ÖMA Zurwies dairy is located in a small hamlet near the small town of Wangen in the Allgäu. Founded in 1899 as a soft cheese dairy with typical Allgäu varieties, it was converted into an Emmental cheese dairy in 1906. After the artisanal operation had to make way for industrial production, the old virtues were recalled more than 20 years ago and a small, artisanal soft cheese factory was rebuilt at the Zurwies site. Since then, the specialties of master cheesemaker Anton Holzinger have become an integral part of the health food trade. With daughter Lissy, another master cheesemaker has joined the dairy as a guarantor for the continuation of the traditional Allgäu art of cheese making. The production of such a high-quality product depends not only on a skilled hand and a great deal of experience, but above all on the raw materials used. Only the best hay milk from the region is used for Zurwieser products. Every day, the fresh milk is collected by milk truck from the 22 supplier farmers, whose farms are located within a maximum radius of 20 km around the dairy, and processed directly. In addition to the cow's milk soft cheese specialties, Anton Holzinger also cheeses soft goat's cheese. The milk for this comes directly from a neighboring goat farmer and is then cheesed into delicious delicacies in the dairy. This is regionality in the truest sense of the word.