creamy flower-shaped cheese with flax seeds

Fleur de Lin

Fior di Luppolo

Pont-l'Évêque is a French cheese. It is believed that its name is derived from 'Norman abbey' in Normandy, France where it was mainly produced during the 12th century. The cheese is also known as Moyaux cheese.

Probably one of the oldest cheeses of that area, Pont-l'Évêque was called as d'Angelot during ancient days. Made from cow's milk, this cheese is manufactured throughout the year. Small, square shaped Pont-l'Évêque is of pale yellow colour while its rind has white-orange colour.

A soft and very rich cheese with creamy and full-bodied flavour, tastes best when eaten at room temperature. It is an excellent dessert cheese, which goes well with a robust wine.

Pont-l'Évêque

E. Graindorge

Époisses de Bourgogne is a soft cow’s milk cheese produced by Jacques Hennart in the village Époisses, France.

Commonly called as Époisses, the cheese has creamy, chewy and firm texture. With a distinctive soft red-orange colour, it is categoried as a smear-ripened cheese washed in marc de Bourgogne. It takes at least 6 weeks to mature fully.

Despite its pungent smell, the cheese has a spicy, sweet and salty flavour. It goes well with Trappist beer and Sauternes.

Époisses de Bourgogne

Fromagerie Berthaut

Many artisanal cheeses are produced only in specific regions to ensure quality and standardization. Here in this case, Chabichou du Poitou is manufactured on a small area in the Poitou, Berry and Perigord regions of France. Made with whole fresh goat’s milk, the cheese won Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in 1990 guaranteeing the authenticity of the produce. The cheese is produce only by a few farmsteads or cheese retailers and is sold locally.
The cheese comes in the shape of a truncated cylinder called "bonde", approximately 6 cm in height and 5 to 6 cm in diameter. After 10 days of maturing process, Chabichou contains a minimum 45% fat and comes coated with a thin layer of grey-blue islets. If the cheese is made by a farmstead, it is naturally allowed to develop the mould, whereas Penicillium is inserted into the cheese if made by a dairy. The cheese is sold at a minimum maturing age of 2 weeks but may be matured for five to six weeks to acquire an intense aroma and flavour.
Upon ageing, Chabichou develops a characteristic, edible wrinkled rind dotted with occasional gray patches. Cut the cheese and it reveals a firm, creamy “bright white” interior but not before unwinding a thin buttery layer. Even though it smells typically “goaty”, the flavours are sweet with a bit of salty and tangy edge at the end. As the cheese ages, it becomes savory,piquant and nutty. Balance the flavours of the cheese with light white wine, champagne, and pilsner beer.

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