St. Clemens Danish Red Wax Fontina Cheese

St. Clemens Danish Red Wax Fontina Cheese

Denmark’s easygoing take on the Italian classic — a semi-soft pasteurized cow’s milk cheese sealed in bright red wax. The paste is pale gold, supple, and dotted with tiny eyes. Flavor is sweet, milky, and buttery with a light tang rather than the earthy pungency of Fontina Val d’Aosta.

It slices cleanly for a board and melts like a dream: into cream sauces, over roasted vegetables, baked into cheese bread, layered on pizza, or tucked into a hot sandwich. On an hors d’oeuvre plate, pair it with peppery salami, strips of sweet bell pepper, fresh fruit, and a crisp white wine. A reliable stand-in for cheddar or Swiss when you want silk instead of bite.

Origin: Denmark (St. Clemens)

Milk: Pasteurized cow’s milk

Rind: Red wax — not edible

Ingredients: Pasteurized cow’s milk, starter cultures, salt, microbial rennet. Contains milk.