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[1] The Rougette Bon Fire brand has two varieties of cheeses for the grill (all photos © Champignon North America).
[2] Serve the grilled patties with fruits, meats or vegetables.
[3] Patties hold their shape as they cook with grill marks.
[4] A favorite use of the grilled cheese patties? On a burger, of course.
[5] The marinated cheese variety doesn’t hold its shape, but becomes soft, spreadable, dippable, and fondue-like.
[6] Rougette Bon Fire marinated cheese.
[7] Rougette Grilling Cheese patties.
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Not many Americans know halloumi, a cheese from Cyprus, Greece; or paneer, from northern India•.
More people may know queso blanco, which originated in Spain and was brought to Mexico.
Much less well-known in the U.S. are Lithuanian white cheese, and juustoleipä, also known in the U.S. as Finnish squeaky cheese and bread cheese.
All of these cheeses fall into the category of grilling cheese, and have one important feature in common: They don’t melt on the grill (or with any other heat source).
You can grill them or bake them, and serve the firm patty as an appetizer, in a salad, on a burger, as a dessert with fruit, etc. It can give new meaning to a grilled cheese sandwich.
There are more uses below.
There’s a new grilling cheese in town: Rougette Bon Fire Grilling Cheese, a brand from Bavaria, Germany.
You can cook it on any grill (charcoal, electric, gas), as well as on the stove top and in the oven (just brush both sides of the slices with olive oil).
Bonus: The cheeses is lactose free! We’ll tell you more about it in a moment, but first:
WHY DON’T GRILLING CHEESES MELT?
In the process of cheese making, the fresh curds for grilling cheeses are heated in their own whey, which has been heated to a high temperature. The curds are then shaped and placed in brine.
That result is a rigid structure, creating cheese that remains intact under heat. Because of the high heat at which the curds were coagulated, they’ll never melt.
The cheese can be made from cow’s, goat’s or sheep’s milk, or a blend.
ROUGETTE GRILLING CHEESES
Rougette Bon Fire grilling cheeses from Käserei Champignon are available in two versions. One melts, one doesn’t.
Both varieties are lactose-free, due to the natural maturation process during their production.
They are naturally gluten-free and vegetarian-friendly, using microbial rennet.
The pasteurized cheeses are made with rBST-free milk, from cows that graze on the green grasses and alpine flowers in Bavaria. The result: more flavorful milk.
Non-Melting Grilling Patties
These yummy patties can be heated directly on the grill. They completely hold their form and acquire grill marks. They won’t stick or melt: no mess (photos #1, #2, #3 and #4)!
The rind becomes crisp when heated: a crispy golden outside and a warm, creamy inside. Thus, they ooze a bit after you bite into them. Delightful!
Vegetarian Bonus
While this cheese will be loved by any cheese eater, it’s a option for vegetarians beyond vegetable- and grain-based burgrers.
Serve the patty on a bun with lettuce, tomato, raw or grilled onion, and a side of pickles. Should you add a veggie or grain burger, too? Sure!
Carnivores can enjoy the grilled patty this way, too; or can place the cheese patty atop any meat or poultry burger.
We’d love to see a version with chili flakes mixed in!
Marinated Grilling Cheese
Rougette Bon Fire has a second type of “grilling cheese”: cheese rectangles that are marinated in oil and herbs (photos #5 and #6).
It does indeed melt, and serves as a hot cheese dip, spread or sauce.
It’s packaged in an aluminum pan that goes right onto the grill, and can be brought to the table.
Is It Halloumi?
The cheese is similar to halloumi, but is slightly different—a bit softer and less salty (both of which we think are benefits).
In the U.S., halloumi is a protected name, following the EU’s register of protected designations of origin. This means that only halloumi made in Cyprus can carry the name halloumi.
WAYS TO USE ROUGETTE GRILLING CHEESES
Breakfast
Bagel. Add a grilled slice to a toasted bagel.
Eggs Benedict. Make Rougette Eggs Benedict, with or without the Canadian bacon. Or, have a simpler breakfast ham and cheese on an English muffin.
Fried Eggs. Serve fried slices with eggs or in a breakfast burrito.
Scrambled Eggs. Add grilled diced cubes to a scrambled egg mixture.
Lunch
Burger. Add a patty to your burger. Easy peasy.
Chili. Substitute a grilled patty for the cheddar (or top a grilled patty with the chili).
Salad. Top a green salad with a grilled patty.
Sandwich. Have a grilled patty on your favorite bread. Add sliced tomatoes, roasted red peppers, olive condiment (you can chop your own and mix with fresh parsley), and spread with a salsa/mayo mixture. For a grilled cheese sandwich, place the patty between two slices of toast or grilled bread.
Dinner
Antipasto. Serve a patty (halved or quartered) with antipasto or with Middle Eastern mezze.
“Caprese” Salad. Substitute grilled patties for the mozzarella slices with sliced tomatoes and a chiffonade of basil (we like a balsamic vinaigrette).
Meats. Serve half a patty with grilled or roasted meat and poultry.
Dessert
Dessert Cheese Plate. Serve quarters of the grilled patty on a cheese plate.
Fruits. Pair the grilled cheese with a variety of fresh or grilled fruits.
Sweet Cheese. Drizzled the grilled patty with honey. Add an optional garnish of pistachio nuts or candied walnuts, berries or other fruits and sweet spices (cinnamon or nutmeg, for example).
Melon. Pair the cheese with your melon of choice.
> THE HISTORY OF CHEESE
> THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEESE
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