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French Cheese buying made easy
Helpful advice on buying, storing, and serving French Cheeses,
and suitable wines to accompany each type! A mouth-watering guide to most
cheeses produced by every region of France. |
French
Cheese
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Some of our favorite French Cheeses, more French Cheese Here! |
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Banon:
A mountain cheese from North Provence comes in a mini wheel wrapped in
chestnut leaves. Predominantly a goat's milk cheese, Banon also has small
amounts of cow's and sheep's milk blended into its recipe. Mature for 2 weeks
before it is packaged and sent to market.
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Bleu d'Auvergne:
Bleu d'Auvergne is made from Sheep's Milk and contains the famed
veins of blueish bacteria that give the cheese its signature flavor. France's
second most popular blue after Roquefort.
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Camembert:
A soft-ripened white mold cheese from France, Camembert, like Brie, is
soft and creamy with an edible crust. A wheel of Camembert, however, is only 8
ounces and comes in its own wooden box.
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Cantal:
Named after the Cantal Mountains in Auvergne this cheese has been dear
to the French throughout history. In medieval times it was
the courtly custom to send a gift of cheese to impress or to people one
admired. Made from pasteurized cow’s milk.
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Etorki:
You'll never go back to cow's milk cheeses again after tasting Etorki, Sweet,
soft and delicate with a burnt caramel finish. Ewe’s milk cheese from the French
Pyrenees.
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Laughing Cow:
This creamy soft processed cheese, affectionately called "laughing cow",
enriches any sandwich for breakfast, lunch or supper, and is especially
loved by kids. Use in the South Beach Diet.
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Morbier:
Morbier is made using raw cow's milk and has a complex, bold flavor. Its
yellow-ivory interior has a smooth texture, wrapped inside a creamy-brown crust.
This cheese pairs well with French Saucisson or is great on a sandwich.
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Munster
Munster has been in existence since the Middle Ages and was
originally made in monasteries by Benedictine monks, who settled in the Vosges
mountains. The name Munster comes from the town of that name which is itself a
contraction of the word 'monastery'. More Info! |
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Pont l'Eveque:
Packed in its own little wooden box and aged for 45 days,
Pont L'Eveque is a cheese the French are very proud to call their own. It is
well known for its delicate bouquet, which is said to be reminiscent of the
Norman countryside.
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Roquefort:
Roquefort cheese is one of the worlds oldest and most respected
cheeses. Solid and at the same time slightly crumbly. The texture is buttery
with blue veins of mold extending to the edges.
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French Cheese Board:
The French are famous for their cheeses, ranging
from mild and creamy to ripe and stinky. The selections on this board offer a
comprehensive sampling of the wide array of flavors created by French cheese
makers.
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The fine wines of France have an ancestral reputation of
quality and no other country can challenge this reputation. France has a combination of many factors which mean it is
still at the fore-front of quality wine production, long established
vineyards, suitable weather conditions, highly skilled wine specialists.
French Wines is equally useful to the cultured connoisseur as well as the
beginner who doesn't know Pouilly Fume from Pouilly Fuisse.
Wines
from France
Best Selling French Wines |
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When the word cheese is mentioned, most of us immediately think
of France. We can't help it; it's a knee-jerk reaction. France is always the
first country the comes to mind when discussing cheesemaking.
French
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With nearly 600 different varieties produced in 21 regions, France is
unparalleled in its vast selection of fine cheeses. More French Cheese Here
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Kefalotyri,
Knight's
Vail,
Manchego,
Manouri,
Mature
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Maytag Blue,
Morbier,
Mozarella,
Munster,
Old
Chatham Ricotta,
Parmiggiano Regiano,
Pecorino
Romano,
Petit Basque,
Pont l'Eveque,
Provolone,
Raclette,
Ricotta
Salada,
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05.14.2007
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