Gastronomic Box No. 4: Cow's Cheese + PACK 3 Jams - Father's Day
Description
The Perfect Gift for a Father Who Loves Authentic Flavours
Father's Day is the ideal opportunity to show affection and appreciation to the one who has always been there for every important moment in our lives. Choosing the right gift can be a challenge, but one thing is for sure: offering a unique gastronomic experience is always a wise choice.
The Gastronomic Box No. 4 is the perfect gift to surprise your father with an exclusive selection of authentic and harmonious flavours. With a soft-textured, sweet-tasting cow's cheese, accompanied by three carefully selected artisanal jams, this box offers a true explosion of flavours.
The jams of Pear Rocha with Muscatel, Persimmon and Orange with Walnut and Muscatel, and Blueberry with Lemon Balm were chosen to complement the cheese in a sublime way, providing a balance between sweetness, acidity, and sophisticated notes of spices and Muscatel wine.
In addition to its irresistible flavour, this box comes in an elegant black packaging, making it a sophisticated and memorable gift. Ideal for fathers who appreciate fine food and the simple pleasures of life.
If you want to make this Father's Day truly special, the Gastronomic Box No. 4 is the right choice to surprise and move.
About the Box: A Taste and Sophistication Experience
This box was carefully developed to provide a refined gastronomic experience. The balance between the intense flavours of the jams and the smoothness of the cow's cheese creates unique combinations that turn any moment into a special celebration.
The Dom Villas Cow's Cheese is known for its soft texture and slightly sweet flavour. Its short aging process keeps the freshness of the milk, making it perfect to be enjoyed alongside artisanal jams.
The PACK 3 Ideal Jams for Cheese includes selected flavours that enhance the qualities of the cheese and create unforgettable sensory experiences. The richness of Pear Rocha with Muscatel, the fusion of Persimmon and Orange with Walnut and Muscatel, and the fresh and fruity touch of Blueberry with Lemon Balm provide a balanced and sophisticated tasting experience.
In addition to the excellence of the ingredients, this box stands out for its elegant presentation, making it the perfect gift for a father who appreciates the blend of tradition and innovation.
If you want to offer something more than just a gift, this box transforms into an unforgettable experience that can be shared with the family.
What’s Included in This Box?
PACK 3 Jams Ideal for Cheese
This PACK was created to provide a unique tasting experience, with flavours that contrast and complement the cow's cheese perfectly.
Each jam has been carefully crafted with natural ingredients, without artificial additives, respecting traditional production methods.
The selected flavours offer a balance between sweetness, acidity, and subtle aromatic notes, making each combination a true flavour journey.
In addition to harmonising with cheese, these jams are ideal for spreading on bread, crackers, or as an accompaniment to sophisticated desserts.
This PACK transforms any tasting moment into an unforgettable and sophisticated experience.
Extra Jam of Pear Rocha with Muscatel – 75g
Pear Rocha is one of Portugal's most emblematic fruits and, when combined with Muscatel, results in a sophisticated and aromatic jam.
The slightly acidic and sweet flavour of the pear balances with the sweetness of Muscatel, creating a refined and irresistible contrast.
This jam is perfect to accompany mild cheeses, such as Dom Villas Cow's Cheese, enhancing its creamy notes.
In addition to pairing well with cheese, it's an excellent choice to spread on crackers or even add a special touch to desserts.
If your father enjoys elegant and authentic flavours, this jam will be a true delight for the palate.
Extra Jam of Persimmon and Orange with Walnut and Muscatel – 75g
The persimmon and orange come together in this unique jam, enriched with the crunchy texture of walnut and the sophisticated sweetness of Muscatel from the Douro.
The fruity flavour of persimmon blends with the acidity of orange, creating a perfect balance of sweetness and freshness.
The touch of Muscatel adds depth and complexity to the flavour, making this jam ideal for pairing with cured and mild cheeses.
This combination is perfect for those who enjoy contrasts in gastronomy, providing a rich and surprising sensory experience.
Besides pairing well with cheese, this jam can be used in desserts and gourmet breakfasts.
Extra Jam of Blueberry with Lemon Balm – 75g
Blueberry, with its slightly acidic and fruity flavour, perfectly combines with the fresh touch of lemon balm.
This jam presents a natural balance between sweetness and freshness, creating an incredible harmony with creamy-textured cheeses.
The lemon balm's aroma adds a subtle citrus touch, making this jam a sophisticated choice for different tasting moments.
Ideal for pairing with mild cheeses, this combination surprises the palate and elevates any gastronomic experience.
If your father enjoys innovative and refreshing flavours, this jam will be an irresistible choice.
Dom Villas Cow's Cheese – 190g
The Dom Villas Cow's Cheese stands out for its soft texture and sweet flavour, making it perfect for pairing with the jams in this box.
With a short aging time, this cheese retains the freshness of the milk and a delicate aroma, providing a unique tasting experience.
Its softness makes it a versatile choice, ideal for sophisticated gastronomic compositions or simply enjoyed with rustic bread and jams.
Produced in a traditional manner, this cheese respects the authenticity of Portuguese flavours and represents the best of national gastronomy.
If your father is a cheese lover, this will be an irresistible gift to make Father’s Day even more special.
A Perfect Combination: Cow's Cheese and Artisanal Jams
The fusion of cheese and jam is a gastronomic tradition that has been appreciated for centuries. The softness of the cow's cheese, with its smooth texture and slightly sweet flavour, becomes the perfect complement to the intense and sophisticated flavours of the artisanal jams included in this box.
By combining the Dom Villas Cow's Cheese with each of the jams from the PACK 3, you create a unique gastronomic experience, where the contrasts and harmonies of flavour make every tasting moment unforgettable.
Cow's Cheese with Extra Jam of Pear Rocha with Muscatel
The balanced sweetness of Pear Rocha, one of Portugal's most iconic fruits, harmonises perfectly with the creamy texture of cow's cheese. The fruity and slightly acidic touch of pear is enhanced by the depth of Muscatel from the Douro, a sweet wine that adds a sophisticated and engaging aroma.
The result of this combination is a rich and balanced explosion of flavour, where the freshness of the fruit, the creaminess of the cheese, and the winey touch come together in perfect harmony.
Ideal for those who appreciate delicate contrasts, this pairing is perfect for a refined tasting moment.
Cow's Cheese with Extra Jam of Persimmon and Orange with Walnut and Muscatel
The softness of persimmon and the vibrant acidity of orange create a surprising balance of flavours when combined with the buttery texture of cow's cheese.
The crunchy touch of walnuts adds complexity and a delightful mouthfeel, while the Muscatel from the Douro provides aromatic depth that enhances every layer of this pairing.
The resulting flavour is a game of contrasts between sweet, acidic, and crunchy, creating a unique sensory experience that makes every bite unforgettable.
Cow's Cheese with Extra Jam of Blueberry with Lemon Balm
The blueberry, with its fruity and slightly acidic taste, provides a delicious contrast to the creaminess of cow's cheese. This jam stands out for its freshness, intensified by the aromatic and citrusy touch of lemon balm.
By combining this jam with the cheese, you achieve a perfect balance between sweet and sour, with a refreshing and elegant aftertaste.
It’s the ideal choice for those who enjoy vibrant and fresh flavours, perfect for tasting with a glass of white wine or sparkling wine.
Whatever the favourite combination, each bite offers a new discovery of flavours and textures. This box was designed to provide a complete gastronomic experience, where traditional Portuguese ingredients come together to create perfect harmonies.
An Illustration that Celebrates Father-Son Moments
More than just a gift, the Gastronomic Box No. 4 conveys emotion and meaning through its exclusive packaging. The illustration on the box represents a special moment between father and son, symbolising the eternal bonds that unite them.
The design captures the camaraderie, affection, and sharing that characterise this unique relationship. Every stroke of this illustration evokes childhood memories, from the first steps taken hand in hand to the moments of conversation and learning that shape a lifetime.
This image is a tribute to the small gestures that build the relationship between father and son – a tight hug, a knowing smile, an afternoon of conversation around the table. It’s those moments that are etched in the heart and make Father’s Day so special.
By offering this box, you're not only providing a refined gastronomic experience but also celebrating the memories and moments shared between father and son. It's a tribute to all the stories lived and all those yet to come.
If you want to offer something that goes beyond the material, this box encapsulates the true meaning of Father’s Day: love, gratitude, and sharing. Every detail was thought to move and make this gift truly unforgettable.
Why This is the Ideal Father’s Day Gift
- Refined Gastronomic Experience – More than just a gift, this box offers a true journey through Portuguese flavours, combining an excellent cow's cheese with exquisite artisanal jams.
- Perfect Balance of Flavours – The selection of jams was designed to harmonise perfectly with the cheese, creating balanced contrasts between sweet, sour, and salty, elevating the tasting experience to the next level.
- Practicality and Innovation – The jams in tubes by meia.dúzia® provide a practical and hygienic experience, allowing easy spreading with no waste, keeping the flavours fresh for longer.
- Elegant and Memorable Gift – The sophisticated black packaging and the exclusive illustration symbolising the bond between father and son make this box an emotional and visually impactful gift.
- Perfect for Cheese Lovers – If your father is a lover of cheeses and gourmet combinations, this box is the perfect choice to surprise him with unique and refined flavours.
- Portuguese Tradition and Quality – All products are handmade in Portugal, respecting traditions and ensuring authentic and high-quality ingredients.
- Versatility in Tasting – Perfect for different moments, whether a special breakfast, a refined snack, or a cheese board paired with good wine.
- A Gift that Creates Memories – More than offering a product, you're providing moments of sharing, creating special memories between father and son.
- Internationally Recognised – The jams from meia.dúzia® are award-winning and internationally recognised, guaranteeing a superior quality gift.
- A Sophisticated Way to Say "Thank You" – Father’s Day is the ideal moment to express love and gratitude, and this box does so in a special, delicious, and unforgettable way.
Artisanal Jams in Tubes: Innovation and Taste by meia.dúzia®
meia.dúzia® revolutionised the way to enjoy jams, bringing innovation to tradition with its range of artisanal jams in tubes. Inspired by the art of painters, these jams are an explosion of flavour, creativity, and practicality, taking the tasting experience to another level.
Handcrafted, the jams from meia.dúzia® use 100% natural ingredients, without additives or preservatives, ensuring authentic and intense flavours. The fruits are carefully selected from specific regions of Portugal, such as the Pear Rocha from Oeste and the Cherries from Fundão, preserving the identity of each ingredient.
Beyond the quality, the innovative packaging in tubes brings numerous advantages. The easy application allows for spreading directly onto crackers, bread, or biscuits, without the need for spoons, making the experience more practical and hygienic. The opaque and hermetic packaging protects the product from light and reduces oxidation after opening, ensuring each portion retains all its flavour and freshness.
These jams are extremely versatile, perfect for pairing with cheeses, meats, desserts, or even creating new combinations in refined dishes. Each flavour was carefully designed to offer unique and surprising gastronomic experiences.
meia.dúzia® has already won international awards for its innovation and quality, earning distinctions in taste and gastronomy competitions, such as the Great Taste Awards in the UK and the ITQI Superior Taste Awards in Brussels. This reinforces its position as a brand of excellence in the world of gourmet products.
By choosing the jams from meia.dúzia®, you're opting for a product that combines tradition and modernity, offering a differentiated sensory experience. It’s the perfect way to bring a gourmet touch to everyday life, with unique flavours and genuine ingredients from Portugal.
A Gift to Remember
Father’s Day deserves to be celebrated with a special and memorable gift. The Gastronomic Box No. 4 offers not only superior-quality products but also a unique gastronomic experience.
With an exquisite cheese and three carefully selected jams, this box is perfect for fathers who enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
The sophisticated presentation and balance of flavours make this gift even more special, ensuring an unforgettable moment.
If you want to surprise your father with something he will truly enjoy, this is the perfect choice.
Because your father deserves the best, give him an experience that he will savour and remember forever.
Suggested Use
‘Rocha’ Pear Extra Jam with ‘Douro’ Muscatel – 75g
Ideal to accompany scones, toast, crepes and tea.
Excellent accompaniment to duck meat dishes, game meat, in the preparation of vinaigrettes for salads and in cocktails with Muscatel wine.
Persimmon and Orange Extra Jam with Walnuts and ‘Douro’ Muscatel - 75g
Excellent accompaniment to cheeses, “Leyden“ Cheese (PGI), “Provolone“ Cheese (PDO), “Murcia” Cheese (PDO), Azeitão Cheese (PDO) and Serra de Estrela Cheese (PDO).
Ideal for spreading sunflower seed cereal toast or macaron fillings.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa - 75g
Ideal for spreading oatmeal cookies, coconut cookies, cashew cookies, chocolate cookies, cereal bread, wholegrain toast, vegan cookies, and for creating cake recipes with chocolate cream. Goes well with fresh cheeses and cottage cheese.
Perfect as a filling for macarons of various flavors such as chocolate macarons, chocolate cakes, mascarpone cheese desserts, quark cheese and tiramisu recipes.
It can also be used as a topping and filling for healthy American pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, banana pancakes, chocolate cakes, red fruit cakes.
Dom Villas cow cheese - 190g
It is recommended to taste it sliced and at room temperature.
Ingredients
‘Rocha’ Pear Extra Jam with ‘Douro’ Muscatel – 75g
‘Rocha’ pear (55%), sugar, ‘Douro’ Muscatel wine (1.5%) (contains sulfites), gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g. Contains alcohol.
Persimmon and Orange Extra Jam with Walnuts and ‘Douro’ Muscatel - 75g
Persimmon (40%), sugar, orange (15%), walnut (1.9%), gelling agent (pectin), ‘Douro’ Muscatel wine (0.5%) (contains sulfites), and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75g.Allergens: Contains sulfites e walnuts.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa - 75g
Blueberry (55%), sugar, melissa (1%), gelling agent (pectin) and lemon juice. Prepared with 55 g of fruits per 100 g. Net weight: 75 g.
Dom Villas cow cheese - 190g
Pasteurized goat's milk, salt, calcium chloride, rennet, egg lysozyme and lactic ferments.
Nutritional information
‘Rocha’ Pear Extra Jam with ‘Douro’ Muscatel – 75g
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 784 kJ / 188 kcal ; Fats 0.2 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 46.6 g / 1.7 oz , of which sugars 46.0 g / 1.6 oz ; Proteins 0.2 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Allergens: Contains sulfites.
Persimmon and Orange Extra Jam with Walnuts and ‘Douro’ Muscatel - 75g
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz:: Energy 817 kJ / 195 kcal ; Fats 1.3 g / 0.1 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.1 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 45.8 g / 1.6 oz , of which sugars 45.4 g / 1.6 oz ; Proteins 0.8 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Allergens: Contains sulfites and walnut.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa - 75g
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 837 kJ / 203 kcal ; Fats 0.2 g / 0.0 oz , of which saturated fat acids 0.0 g / 0.0 oz ; Carbohydrates 51.2 g / 1.8 oz, of which sugars 47.8 g / 1.7 oz ; Proteins 0.6 g / 0.0 oz ; Salt 0.0 g / 0.0 oz.
Dom Villas cow cheese - 190g
Nutrition Declaration (Average values per 100g): Energy: 1370 kJ / 330 kcal; Lipids: 27 g, of which 18 g are saturated; Carbohydrates: <0.5 g, of which sugars <0.5 g; Proteins: 20.6 g; Salt: 1.5 g.
Origin of raw materials
‘Rocha’ Pear Extra Jam with ‘Douro’ Muscatel – 75g
Rocha Pear PDO is an exclusively Portuguese variety, produced mostly on the West Central Coast of Portugal, with an approximate production area of 10,000 ha. The soil and climate factors and the expertise of the people of the West are crucial conditions for obtaining this product with exceptional organoleptic qualities, which are appreciated and recognized worldwide.
Rocha Pear PDO – Protected Designation of Origin – has the Community recognition as a traditional, quality product, which is an integral part of the Portuguese Cultural Heritage.
´Persimmon and Orange Extra Jam with Walnuts and ‘Douro’ Muscatel - 75g
Persimmon originates from China, although it is much more popular in Japan. In Portugal, two predominant varieties can be found: red and orange. The first one is the most common, presenting itself in its mature state as a very sweet and soft fruit, requiring great care to carry out its transport. The second variety is much tougher and does not require great care in handling. Its fruit, known as persimmon or Japanese apricot, contains a large amount of water and is low in calories, vitamins are part of its composition in addition to proteins, iron and calcium.
Douro Muscatel is made from the Muscatel Galego variety, from Vale do Douro production, which represents the largest patch of Muscatel vines in the Douro, it is aged for 18 months in French oak vats.
Blueberry Extra Jam with Melissa - 75g
Blueberries grow in clusters and range in size from the equivalent of a small pea to the equivalent of a marble. They have an intense color that ranges from blue, brown and black-purple and include soft gray-white flowers that cover the surface of the berries and serve as a protective layer. The skin surrounds a semi-transparent integument, which surrounds small seeds.
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a lively plant, cultivated or sub spontaneous in our country, which can grow up to 80 cm in height and 50 cm in diameter. It was introduced a long time ago in Europe, from Western Asia, and it is common to find it close to houses, on paths, hedges, slopes, even next to vineyards. Also known as melissa or citronella minor, its leaves, when manipulated, release a strong and pleasant aroma of sweet lemon. Despite being resistant to the cold, its aerial part can even disappear completely during the winter.
Dom Villas cow cheese - 190g
The cheeses in this range are the origin of Dom Villas. Born directly in the heart of Minho, this is the genuine cheese derived from cow's milk.