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Page 1: Fromage - MRS. BAKER'S BUSY BEESbakersbusybeesmes.weebly.com/.../0/95702070/fromage_2016.pdf · 2018. 9. 5. · Fromage French Cheese Tasting September 22, 2016 . Fun Cheese Facts!

Fromage

French Cheese Tasting

September 22, 2016

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Fun Cheese Facts! • the average French citizen consume

almost 25 kilos (~54 pounds!) a year

of cheese (2nd highest in the world

after Greece)

• due to cultural tradition, and

geography, French cheese can be

made of milk from cow (vache), goat

(chèvre) or ewe (brebis).

• different regions or even towns

specialize in different flavors

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Cheese tasting

observations • What does it look like? (colors,

shapes, textures)

• What does it smell like?

• What does it fee like? Touch it.

Is it soft or hard or in between?

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Port Salut • Type: Cow's milk

• Origin: Loire Valley

• Production & aging: Washed and pressed, aged 1 month

• Appearance: Bright orange rind with a pale yellow paste

• Texture and taste: Smooth, supple texture and a mild, tangy taste

• Classification: soft

• Port Salut was created by

Trappist monks when they were forced to flee their monastery during the French Revolution. After returning in 1815, they continued production and later trademarked their name, Société Anonyme des Fermiers Réunis (SAFR), which appears on every wheel.

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Brie • Type: Cow's milk

• Origin: Ill de France (Near

Paris)

• Production & aging: uncooked, unpressed, minimum of 8 weeks

• Appearance: White mold,

creamy yellow

• Texture and taste: Smooth texture and a

mild, nutty flavor

• Classification: soft

• Made since the middle

ages

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Comté • Type: Cow's milk

• Origin: Jura mountains of eastern

France

• Production & aging: Washed and

pressed, aged at least 3 months

• Appearance: Yellow rind with a pale

yellow paste

• Texture and taste: Smooth, supple

texture and a mild, nutty flavor

• Classification: hard

• About Comté: Comté is an ancient

cheese. It has been produced since

the time of Charlemagne. Comté

requires a long maturing period

called affinage. The cheese is

regularly cleaned and rubbed with

salted water. The eyes - holes - of

the Comté are the result of a correct

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Basque • Type: Sheep’s milk

• Origin: Basque region,

Pyrenees Mountains in the

south of France (between

France and Spain)

• Production & aging: Washed

and pressed, aged at least 70

days

• Appearance: ivory with natural

colored rind

• Texture and taste: creamy, dry,

smooth; mild, sweet, earthy

flavor, nutty

• Classification: semi-hard