Kunik cheese
{{Short description|Brand of American cheese}}
Kunik is a brand of cow and goat milk cheese. It is described by the producer as a semi-aged, triple cream wheel cheese made from 25% Jersey cow cream and 75% goat's milk. It has an edible, bloomy white rind; a tangy, buttery flavor; and a thick, smooth, creamy texture. The addition of high-milkfat Jersey cow cream makes the cheese more rich and flavorful than a brie cheese, but less pungent than a pure goat cheese.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nettlemeadow.com/id4.html |title=Nettle Meadow Farm's description of Kunik |access-date=2009-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015192605/http://www.nettlemeadow.com/id4.html |archive-date=2009-10-15 |url-status=dead }}
Anne Saxelby, reviewing the cheese for Esquire, stated "it may very well be the sexiest cheese in the U.S.A."[https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a7468/kunik-cheese-review-051110/] Cheese of the Week: Sexy, Swoon-Worthy Kunik
Production
Kunik is produced at Nettle Meadow Goat Farm in Thurman, New York.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nettlemeadow.com/index.html |title=Nettle Meadow Farm's website |access-date=2009-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207163708/http://nettlemeadow.com/index.html |archive-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead }}
The farm is essentially an animal sanctuary, funded by the income from cheese sales.
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