{"id":14104,"date":"2014-10-01T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T18:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=14104"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:30:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T18:30:58","slug":"homemade-marinated-cheeses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/homemade-marinated-cheeses\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Marinated Cheeses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine this: You come home from the cheese shop or grocery store, unwrap a wedge of a&nbsp;favorite familiar cheese, and cut off a piece to try. The flavor is great, just as you expected, but you can&#8217;t help but feel it&#8217;s lacking a little excitement. As proud cheese lovers, we all have our favorites that we can&#8217;t live without, but even the most devoted fan will admit the joys of variety. But that&#8217;s no reason to give up on the classics! Just as a cozy old&nbsp;sweater can get a revived fashion life&nbsp;with new buttons, &nbsp;so can a familiar comfort cheese be livened up with new flavors. You have the power take the flavor into your own hands&nbsp;by creating your own marinades.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14126\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-137463221\/stock-photo-olive-oil-tumbling-in-a-glass-jar.html\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14126\" class=\"wp-image-14126\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock-oliveoil-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock-oliveoil-450x600\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock-oliveoil-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock-oliveoil-450x600-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-137463221\/stock-photo-olive-oil-tumbling-in-a-glass-jar.html\" target=\"_blank\">Image of olive oil being poured courtesy of Shutterstock<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marinating is the process of setting something to soak in a mixture of oil and herbs in order to give it a distinct new flavor. You can buy many cheeses pre-marinated in many flavors such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Marinated-Ciliegine-\" target=\"_blank\">Marinated Ciliegine<\/a> from Crave Brothers or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Marinaded-Goat-Cheese-Meredith-Dairy\" target=\"_blank\">Marinated Goat Cheese<\/a> from Meredith Dairy. However, it&#8217;s also very easy and fun to make at home!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14127\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Marinated-Ciliegine-\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14127\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14127\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crave-MarinatedCiliegine-540x360.jpg\" alt=\"Crave Brothers' Marinated Ciliegine\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crave-MarinatedCiliegine-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Crave-MarinatedCiliegine-540x360-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crave Brothers&#8217; Marinated Ciliegine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many cheeses can be marinated, though typically mild, high-moisture cheeses work best. This will provide the best balance between the flavor of the cheese and the spices. We&#8217;ve got some great recipes for marinating&nbsp;Feta, Mozzarella, and even Manchego&nbsp;that might inspire you in your own marinating-undertakings, but remember to be creative and think about what flavors will best suit your cheese and your personal taste.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-bites\/homemade-marinated-feta-balls\" target=\"_blank\">Homemade Marinated Feta Balls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-bites\/diy-antipasti-marinated-mozzarella-bites\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Marinated Mozzarella for Antipasta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-bites\/marinate-manchego\" target=\"_blank\">Marinated Manchego<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;Marinated cheeses work great as salad toppings, appetizers, and even gifts. If you&#8217;re feeling crafty, you can follow Samantha&#8217;s lead at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fivehearthome.com\/2013\/12\/07\/marinated-cheese-olives-an-easy-appetizer-or-food-gift-in-a-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Heart Home<\/a>, and keep your marinades in a cute mason jar that you could decorate and give to friends.<\/p>\n<address>Photo Credit: Featured image courtesy of <a title=\"Laura Chenel's Ch\u00e8vre Cabecou\" href=\"http:\/\/laurachenel.com\/our-cheeses\/cabecou\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Chenel&#8217;s Ch\u00e8vre<\/a><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as a cozy old sweater can get a revived fashion life with new buttons, so can a familiar comfort cheese be livened up with a homemade marinade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":14119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[669],"class_list":["post-14104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cheese-bites"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - 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