In the winter months the temperature drops and the need for warm snacks with a drink increase. A snack with meat can be found on most menus, but are you already familiar with the many tasty vegetarian options for the cocktail board? Le Duc shows that vegetarian snacking can be delicious and surprising, also for meat eaters. During the colder months, cheese snacks are the ultimate ones. Le Duc's cheese snacks are filled with creamy cheese and are full of flavour.

Variety of Cheese
Le Duc makes cheese snacks from different types of cheese. There are snacks made of camembert (Camembert Bites), there are various Mozzarella Sticks based on mozzarella, and the Cream Cheese Jalapeños contain creamy cream cheese. We enrich our appetizers with tasty ingredients such as jalapeño and various spices and herbs. The cheeses that Le Duc uses for the cheese snacks always meet the most important requirement: they must be of consistently high quality. What makes the cheese so special, is that it has just the right firmness, creaminess and color. And that with every bite!

Vegetarian Rennet
What is special is that Le Duc only use cheese that is made with vegetarian rennet. Regular cheese is not vegetarian at all, as it is often made with animal rennet. Le Duc stand for 100% vegetarian and decided 20 years ago to only use vegetarian cheeses. Vegetarian food has become more important to many people in recent years, and Le Duc is happy to help stimulate eating less meat in order to have a positive impact on the environment together!

Production Process
The cheese gets into the Le Duc factory in various forms, depending on the type of cheese. For example, in blocks of cheese, grated cheese, or in bars from which slices can be easily cut. Erik Jamin, who is ultimately responsible for product development at Le Duc, explains how the process from cheese to cheese snack works. First of all, the filling of the snack is made. Tasty ingredients are added to the cheese. For example, the filling of the Chili Cheese Nuggets contains, in addition to cheese, paprika and green jalapeño pepper. This filling is poured into the correct mould. As a second step, the snack coating is applied, consisting of a batter coating and breadcrumb mixture. The coating is very important, it ensures the correct bite and stability during preparation. After this, the snack is pre-fried. This results in a wonderfully crispy crust. As a final step, the snack is frozen. All the steps in the production process take place within just 3 hours. Thanks to this short production time, energy consumption is as low as possible. In this way, Le Duc can produce no less than 2.5 million snacks per week!

Preparation in the Kitchen
In your kitchen you may deep-fry the cheese snacks or put them in the oven. Thanks to their short preparation time, the snacks are ideal to serve to your guests quickly at anytime! The Le Duc snacks are also ideal for keeping warm, for example in a warming cabinet for a catering buffet. The crispy crust and creamy filling will retain their quality.

As a caterer looking for manageable, but tasty and creative dishes? Then choose these three dishes!

Lunch bowl
A surprising bowl filled with grilled vegetables and Camembert Bites.

Lettuce wraps
Vegetarian wraps made from salad leaves, filled with Cream Cheese Jalapeños.

Pitas
A richly filled pita bread topped with the Broccoli Cheese Burger.

Show your guests how delicious vegetarian appetizers are! What dish will you serve?

Crostini's
A surprising version of these crunchy snacks thanks to the Camembert Bites.

Mexican-style stuffed sweet potato
Sweet potatoes stuffed with the tastiest Mexican ingredients and Chili Cheese Nuggets.

Loaded Mozzarella Sticks
A cheesy variation on loaded fries. The ideal drink dish for cheese lovers!

Vegetarian snack? Le Duc shows that it is possible. Both vegetarians and flexitarians will enjoy this!

Cheddar Cheese Burger
The Mozzarella Tomato Burger makes this a surprising vegetarian variation on the classic cheese burger.

Melted Chili-Cheddar Cheese Sandwich
A sandwich with creamy Chili Cheese Nuggets in a crispy crust.

Taco's
Fill your tacos with Cream Cheese Jalapeños: breaded green jalapeño peppers filled with silky smooth cream cheese.