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In the News (Sun 27 May 12)

  
  Abondance cheese : Buy this french cheese online and send it around the world in 36 hours
Abondance was one of the Sun King's favourite cheeses and is native to the Valley of Abundance, between Lake Leman and the Mont Blanc country.
It is interesting to notice that farm Abondance cheeses have a blue oval label on their heel, whilst the others have a sqaure label.
Abondance can be enjoyed on any occasion, for a quick snack with friends or for ceremonies.
www.cheeseonline.fr /french-cheese/cow-milk/abondance.html   (174 words)

  
 Cheese of the Month Club
The birth of this fascinating cheese is due to the ingenuity of the Savoy herdsmen.
For centuries this cheese was not sold at the local markets, for obvious reasons, but around the 17th or 18th centuries, when taxes started to be paid in local currency rather than in goods, the cheese began to be sold to the public at large.
As with all cheese, the flavor of Zamorano comes from a unique combination of terrestrial elements, which ultimately influence both the milk of the animals from which it is made, as well as the behavior of the people who create it.
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 All about reblochon cheese on The Worldwide Gourmet
Each cheese is covered by a larch disk and a 2.5 kg (5 lb.) iron weight is placed on top to compress the curd and give the cheese its definitive shape.
The cheese is creamy with a slightly nutty flavor.
The cheesecloth that lines the molds gives the cheese its "grain." At the end of the ripening period, the cheese has a thin saffron-yellow rind covered with a fine white "moss" that attests to its aging in a cool cellar.
www.theworldwidegourmet.com /cheeses/french/reblochon.htm   (448 words)

  
 Shopping, Food, Cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Blend = Bla
Official: This is an extremely rare cheese from the Tarentaise region of the Savoie, on the verge of extinction.
Made with 100 percent goat’s milk, this fermier, tomme-like cheese is characterized by a spicy flavor and a slight taste of almonds.
This cheese is not to be eaten alone.
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 Fromages.com - The Best of French Cheeses - abondance
In the 14th century, the monks of l'Abbaye de Saint d'Abondance, situated on the Swiss border, were the official suppliers of savoyard cheeses for the election of the Pope in Avignon.
The name of the cheese comes from the breed of cows (abondance) from which milk is taken.
The blue label fixed on the rind indicates that the cheese is a member of the AOC family since 1990.
www.fromage.com /cheese_library_detail.php?id_fromage=12   (145 words)

  
 Its Cheesey .com - Buy Cow-Milk Cheese - More than just a cheesey name!
Montasio is one of Italy's oldest table cheeses, named after a mountain in the northeast corner of the country.
This AOC cheese Named for the mountains of the Auvergne region is often referred to as the "French cheddar", though recipes for Cantal and Cheddar....[more]
Le Marechal is a raw cow's milk cheese produced in small batches in the town of Corcelles-aux-Payernes.
www.itscheesey.com /cheese-by-milk.php?fr=140&c=Cow-Milk   (654 words)

  
 Happy cows make a better cheese
The cheeses made in the mountainous region between France and Switzerland are some of the world's most famous: Gruyere, Comte, Reblochon, Vacherin, Beaufort, Emmental and Tomme de Savoie, among others.
A lesser-known one, at least in this country, is the spectacular Abondance, an AOC (appellation d'origine controlee) cheese made on the French side of the Alps, in the Haute-Savoie region.
According to John Raymond, the cheese monger at Keller's Market in St. Helena, the finest Abondances are made in mountain chalets from single herds of cows grazing in the Alps as high as 10,000 feet.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/27/WI36597.DTL   (412 words)

  
 Best Choice Stinky Cheese
The cheese ripens in 6 to 12 weeks and has a fat content that fluctuates between 20 and 50 per cent.
An ancient cheese from those industrious monks, whose name, Munster, is a derivative of 'monastery'.Technically, the AOC designated name for this cheese may be Munster of Munster-Gerome form Alsace and Lorraine respectively.
This is an aged cheese from the Abbey of Chimay made in a domed shape.
cheese.sales-biz.co.uk /cheese.php?showcat=Stinky&order=products_name&start=0   (991 words)

  
 French Cheese | Gourmet Food
Cheese is a delicious addition to sauces, sandwiches, salads, or just served on its own with a glass of wine.
This soft cheese is made from either sheep or goat milk and is basically cream cheese.
It was the first whey cheese with the AOC seal and is rich in proteins and other nutrients because of the whey.
www.cellartastings.com /en/food-feature-french-cheese.html   (1035 words)

  
 Gastronomy
In Abondance, good living and gastronomy can be found in both local produce and ancestral savoir faire.
Abondance cheese, which was granted the AOC label (appellation d’origine contrôlée) in 1990, is a famous ambassador.
summer restaurants, either served on a cheese board duriing the meal or as part of a traditional dish in which it is the essential ingredient, such as Berthoud, Poêlée baïse, croûte campagnarde or fondue savoyarde.
www.abondance.org /fromage_abondance-village_gastronomie-123-HIVER-UK-village.html   (332 words)

  
 List of french cheeses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 The Wine & Cheese Cask.com
The cheese is made in small batches of 10-12 balls and is briefly bathed in an Atlantic sea salt bath.
To cheese lovers, the French Pyrenees is the home of delicious sheep’s milk cheese.
This aged Sardinian sheep’s milk cheese has a delicate grassiness to it and a sweetly spicy finish.
www.thewineandcheesecask.com /cheese_special.htm   (454 words)

  
 Thistle Hill Farm - About the cheese
Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise is made using a copper cheese vat in the tradition of the Tarentaise Valley in the Savoie region of the French Alps.
Unlike most commercial cheese operations, which use pumps that harm the curds, at Thistle Hill Farm the curds are carefully taken from the copper vat to the Forepress by hand using a large cheese cloth.
During the aging process, the cheeses are scrubbed twice each week to develop the natural rind and butterscotch color.
www.thistlehillfarm.com /aboutthecheese.htm   (430 words)

  
 Thistle Hill Farm - Vermont Cheese Council Member
Every aspect of creating the cheese, from caring for the hay fields and pastures, bringing in the hay and caring for and milking the Jersey dairy cows is done on the farm by the Putnam family.
Unlike many commercial cheese operations which use pumps that harm the curds, the curds used to make Tarentaise are taken from the vat by hand in a large cheese cloth to the various presses.
The cheeses are turned four times in molds imported from France which create the distinctive concave sides which Tarentaise shares with Beaufort and Abondance, two fine cheeses of the Savoie.
www.vtcheese.com /vtcheese/thistlehill/thistlehill.html   (556 words)

  
 Best Value Stinky Cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The temperature is lowered to 50 degrees F and the cheese matures for several months.
It is a semi-firm textured cheese with mild, medium-aged gouda-style flavor.
This cheese is called after the picturesque Cotswold shire of Britain.
www.gozoozle.com /cheese/cheese.php?showcat=Stinky   (991 words)

  
 abondance cheese
Abondance or Tomme Abondance is a French mountain gourmet cheese from Haute Savoie in the Rhone-Alpes and is made exclusively from the whole raw milk from cows of Abondance, Montbeliard and Tarine.
Abondance cheese is medium hard, has a strong smell and a distinct and complex flavor; fruity and with hints of hazelnut.
Abondance can be cut in a half moon and melted like Raclette cheese.
www.cheeseline.com /french-cheese/abondance-cheese-100475.aspx   (360 words)

  
 French Cheese - Buy Cheese online Brie French cheese from Gourmet Food Store
This mountain cheese is beautifully wrapped in chestnut leaves.
A very popular blue cheese that is spicy and salty, with a fragrant hint of wild flowers.
With over 40 different cheese varieties, the Gourmet Food Store is the only place to buy cheese online.
www.gourmetfoodstore.com /cheese/french-cheese.asp   (689 words)

  
 A well-made Beaufort is hard to beat
These large dairies produce cheese year-round, but the prized wheels are made in summer from the milk of cows that have grazed on mountain pastures.
These cheeses are referred to as Beaufort d'été (summer Beaufort) and have more aroma and color than the whitish winter Beaufort.
The cheese's aroma should be a blend of fragrances that suggest toasted hazelnuts, brown butter, buttered toast and roasted meat.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/18/WIG3V3OQO01.DTL   (518 words)

  
 Makansutra - Celebrating Asian food culture and lifestyle
Monsieur Gerard stood beside him, smiling benignly as his beloved trolley of cheeses was wheeled in.
A rich and creamy cow cheese made from 2 layers of unpasteurised milk - one from a morning milking and the other in the noon, separated by a vein of gray ash (they now use vegetable dye) to keep flies away.
Full-bodied cheese with dark-blue veining that was quite salty to the taste.
www.makansutra.com /Makanzine/jul03/cheese.html   (968 words)

  
 hard cheese - Buy cheese online italian french spanish dutch cheese from Gourmet Food Store
Our hard cheeses are carefully inspected to make sure that they are worthy of being sold.
From the Basque region of Spain, this smooth, hard cheese is earthy and smoky.
Strong hard cheese, Immolate has a dark orange pate and rind and is excellent with beer.
www.gourmetfoodstore.com /cheese/hard-cheese.asp   (752 words)

  
 Cheese by Region Food & Gourmet Gift Store - Buy Cheese by Region Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This cheese is loosely based on several that play an important role in traditional French and Swiss mountain Cheeses.
Made in a 2.5 pound wheel, this exceptional sheep cheese is carefully wrapped with sturdy chestnut leaves to create a rind and protect the cheese while it ages.
Boursin cheese, mild, smooth and creamy, was originally created in 1957 by Mr.
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 Creative Cheese - Fondue
Raclette, made on both the Swiss and French sides of the Alps, is the name of the Cheese as well as its famous dish.
It is made from partially skimmed cow's milk, which results in a cheese nearly identical to Emmental except that it is pasteurized, and so is slightly less flavorful.
It is also similar to swiss cheese, but with smaller holes and a slightly firmer texture.
www.creativecheese.com /index.html?showcat=Fondue   (766 words)

  
 Cheese from the French Alps
When they discovered that the curds could be drained, cheese was invented.
Yet cheese was the result of serendipity thousands of years ago, herders noticed that milk curdled spontaneously after a given time, and that the mixture of solids and liquid could be drained.
Rapidly thereafter, they invented cheese drainers, earthenware recipients with drainage holes in the bottom.
www.serrechevalier.org /cheese/alpine-cheese.htm   (276 words)

  
 Pairing cheese, bread and Lamb's Lettuce on The Worldwide Gourmet
He is an inventor, artist, gastronome, a lover of wheat in all its forms, who creates delicious and original breads in his Parisian left bank boutique: from classic loaves with sesame, poppy seed or whole grains, to the most unexpected combinations - cherry bread, fig bread or bread made with Corsican chestnut flour.
A few pieces of fresh goat cheese in a Lamb's Lettuce salad that is not too vinegary is simple, but wonderful.
Blue cheese, in particular Fourme d'Ambert, on a slice of good bread accompanied by a few bouquets of Lamb's Lettuce is a real delight.
www.theworldwidegourmet.com /vegetables/salads/mache/pain-from.htm   (461 words)

  
 Abondance cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 cheese french history
That criminally delectable cheese is said to be the invention of a milkmaid named Marie Harel who...
French Cheese The Sun reports several interesting quotes from French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin: He also said the Euro army deal agreed between Mr Blair and French president Jacques Chirac in 1998 signalled the end of Nato.
Considering the history behind the cheese, it is an appropriate definition...
www.popular-food.com /cheese/cheese-french-history.html   (2650 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
Abondance is an extraordinary name-controlled cheese from the Savoy region of France.
Banon is a northern Provençal cheese that comes in a 3.5-ounce mini wheel, traditionally washed with eau-de-vie (marc), wrapped in chestnut or grape leaves and tied with raffia.
Boursault, the cheese, was invented in 1953 by Henri Boursault, and was originally made in 8-ounce drums.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=1&subcat=France   (1775 words)

  
 Dairy product Cheeses Abundance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Brood in the north of Haute-Savoie, to the border of Switzerland, the valley of Abundance gave rise to a cheese of exception which inherited its name.
After centuries of manufacture, the cheese Abundance, recognized AOC, is strictly manufactured today in the mountains of Haute-Savoie, while respecting ancestral know-how, guaranteeing of its high quality.
In winter, when the mountain pastures are very often transformed into ski pistes, the cows are with the cattle shed and regale hay of the summer.
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 AUBERGE DE COLOMBAZ - Culinary specialities
La tartiflette : potatoes with mushrooms and bacon covered with reblochon cheese and baked in the oven.
La croûte savoyarde : slices of bread covered with ham, mushrooms and cheese and baked in the oven.
Le berthoud : a dish originating from the north of the Haute-Savoie made from Abondance cheese melted in the oven served with baked potatoes and cold meats.
www.lescontamines.com /colombaz/uk/specialites.html   (167 words)

  
 Cheese Supply - Cheeses, Cheese Making and Cheese Supplies and Cheeses Accessories
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 Ski the French Alps from Savoy and Dauphine
Because the cheese was so soft, they wrapped its perimeter with strips of bark to prevent it from collapsing at the peak of ripeness.
Bleu de Gex cheese from the Jura Mountains.
Through most of history the area was ruled by the Duke of Savoy and only became part of France in 1861 as part of the agreement that formed the Kingdom of Italy.
www.french-luxury.com /alps.html   (686 words)

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