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Sapsago
Also indexed as: Schabziger
This hard, aged cheese makes a fine accompaniment to pasta and baked
dishes.
Sapsago is a very hard, aged Swiss cheese intended
for grating and seasoning. It is produced in the mountains of the canton (state) of Glarus,
Switzerland. Made from fat-free milk, and therefore
exceptionally low in fat, sapsago contains less than 3 grams of fat per ounce. To make it, the
curd is pressed, completely dried, ground into a powder, and then mixed with the alpine herb
blue melilot, a special variety of clover, resulting in a sage-like flavor and pale lime
color. The mixture is pressed into molds to become hard little 3-ounce (85 gram) cones, which
are wrapped in silver foil.
Varieties
Sapsago, sometimes spelled “Sap Sago,” is also known as Schabziger. Sapsago is
made from an aged type of young cows’ milk cheese called Zieger.
Buying and storing tips
Sapsago keeps almost indefinitely at room temperature.
Availability
Sapsago can be hard to find, but can be found in specialty shops, or ordered through the
Internet from specialty cheese purveyors.
Preparation, uses, and tips
Sapsago is valued as a low-fat complement to pasta and baked dishes, and for grating to add flavor to
salads, vegetables, noodle dishes, and soups. It is
used to flavor spreads for crackers and dips and can
be mixed with other cheeses such as Quark or ricotta to create a cream spread, or with mascarpone for salad dressing. It can also be blended into
butter, yogurt,
or cream cheese. The Swiss eat this distinctive
cheese on fresh buttered bread.
Nutritional Highlights
Sapsago cheese, 1 oz. (28g)
Calories: 50
Protein: 11g
Carbohydrate: 1.0g
Total Fat: 0.0g
Fiber: 0.0g
The information presented in this website is for informational purposes only and was created by a team of U.S. registered dietitians and food experts. Consult your doctor, practitioner, and/or pharmacist for any health problem and before using any supplements, making dietary changes, or before making any changes in prescribed medications.
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