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Beaufort
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Beaufort is France’s answer to the Swiss Gruyère. Beauforts darkly rich flavor is the result of ripening in the cool and humid caves and cellars of the Haute-Savoie Mountains for at least 6 months and sometimes up to 18 months. The village of Beaufort is situated in a remote part of the Savoie region. Here Tarentaise cattle graze the lush Alpine meadows to give milk which is full in flavor. Beaufort cheese has a smeared rind, which is rubbed, clean and robust with a uniform yellow to brown color. The paste is smooth and very firm but supple with few holes or cracks called 'oeil de perdrix' or 'partridge eyes' with an ivory to pale yellow color. The Beaufort paste smells of nuts and tof...
Comte
Your price: € 11,45
Comté A.O.C. is an ancient French gourmet cheese, also known as Gruyere de Comte; it is made in the Massif of the Jura, a region composed of medium range mountains situated in Franche-Comté, which lies between the Vosges and the Haute-Savoie. The cheese is hard, straw-colored, contains some medium-size holes and has a tendency to crack on cutting. Comté has a floral aroma with nutty fudge flavors developing in the more mature cheese. The taste is full of nuts and toffee with a lovely long and salty finish. Older cheeses take on a strong, farmyard-like character.The cheese has a thin beige rind which thickens and hardens as the cheese matures. This cheese is a close cousin of the Beau...
Fol Epi
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Fol Epi is enrobed in a golden brownish rind made from toasted wheat flour. This pressed uncooked French gourmet cheese is produced in Pays de Loire, an area long known for its dairy produce. In French, Fol Epi means 'wild wheat stalk', a fitting name for this unique loaf with perfect eye formation. Fol Epi is matured for three months. Fol Epi is decoratively embossed and has a pleasant, nutty and fruity taste. Although similar in taste to a Swiss Emmental, Fol Epi is sweeter and less bitter, making it a ideal for a sensitive palate. Fol Epi is very protein-rich; a perfect choice for the health-conscious gourmet cheese lover. In order to comply with US FDA regulation for export...
Fourme au Sauternes
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Fourme au Sauternes is a variety of the Fourme d'Ambert. The Fourme des Sauternes is a blue-molded cheese that is ripened in Sauternes wine and aged for two months. Sauternes is a region of Bordeaux well known for its terrific sweet white wines. The cheese is first washed and then injected with the white wine. The combination of these two gourmet treasures creates a cheese unlike any other....
Mimolette matured
Your price: € 14,97
Mimolette is another good looking, great tasting gourmet cheese that is really worth trying and a delight on your cheeseboard. Mimolette is a gourmet cheese that looks like an orange soccer ball with a light powdering of snow. This mature version of the French cheese from the Lille is a pressed cooked cheese that is aged 12 months. This gourmet cheese has a distinctive flavor of butterscotch and caramel. The rind is fairly smooth in the young cheese but, as it ages, it becomes thick and deeply pitted. Cheese mites proliferate in these pits to give the characteristic powdery appearance of the older cheese. The paste is dyed to a deep orange color which darkens toward the rind. The t...
Salers
Your Price: € 13,53
The French gourmet cheese Salers is often compared to and confused with another gourmet cheese Cantal. Salers is made only from the milk of cows that graze on mountain pastures in the summer while Cantal can be made from the milk of other seasons. Salers real French appellation is "Salers from the high mountains." In the Salers region, mountains are covered with snow half the year, which gives the summer grasses a special richness. Gentian and blueberry grow here amongst the lush pastures. Salers is a strong French gourmet cheese that can be matured up to 18 months. Salers cheese crust is thick and has a grey color. Its paste is firm, yellow, relatively hard and has a fruity aroma. Wit...
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