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In the News (Wed 19 Jun 13)

  
  French Cantal makes the cut every time
It may well be Cantal, a cow's milk cheese from the Auvergne that Pliny the Elder wrote about 2,000 years ago.
Cantal is an AOC (appellation d'origine controlee) cheese, so its place and method of manufacture are strictly defined.
For Cantal, the fresh curds are gathered into a bag and mechanically compacted until they form a thick, flat slab called a tome.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/07/15/WIG2I7KQVB1.DTL&type=printable   (452 words)

  
 Nature activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Often hilly and winding, the roads in Cantal are ideal for bicycle tours because of the variety of landscapes that they run across and the low amount of traffic.
Whether for riding or drawing a carriage, horses are everywhere in Cantal and the equestrian pleasures are one of the major assets of the department:.
Cantal is paradise for fishermen: for beginners in short trousers as well as for experienced adults.
www.cdt-cantal.fr /anglais/activites.htm   (388 words)

  
 wcr:04/22/2002 -- Fr. Joselito Cantal weeps for joy during kiss of peace at his ordination
As the clergy of the Archdiocese of Edmonton gave Father Joselito Cantal the kiss of peace, he was continually wiping tears away from his eyes.
Cantal, 37, is the first Filipino seminarian to be ordained a priest for the archdiocese.
Cantal holds a bachelor of theology from Newman Theological College.
www.wcr.ab.ca /news/2002/0422/cantalordination042202.shtml   (651 words)

  
 Cantal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantal is also a cheese from the Cantal region.
Cantal was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
It was created from part of the former province of Auvergne.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cantal   (134 words)

  
 The Cantal Region
The Cantal, however, is the best area for walking being 4 to 5 times larger than Monts Dore and because of its valley, ridge and peak structure, more interesting walking country.
The Cantal is the southern part of the Auvergne Volcanoes National Park and was originally a massive volcanic area 60 - 80km diameter with a large central crater of 6-7km diameter.
A days walking in the Cantal can be spent at over 1500 metres for most of the time--which is higher than the highest point in the U,K,, Ben Nevis (1343 metres).
www.cantal-walking.com /cantalregion.html   (548 words)

  
 LACTALIS UK & IRELAND
Cantal is a pressed uncooked cheese with a dry grey or golden rind and a smooth, dense, pale yellow paste with a rich, nutty flavour.
An older Cantal has a strong taste, whereas a young Cantal has the softness and sweetness of raw milk.
Cantal is an ideal addition to the cheeseboard.
www.lactalis.co.uk /our_products/product_cantal.html   (121 words)

  
 Cantal - Food Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
There are two types of Cantal: Cantal fermier (farmhouse cheese, where raw milk is used), and Cantal laitier (the commercial, mass-produced version).
One cheese was Cantal, This cheese is made in the Cantal mountain range in the Auvergne region in France.
Cantal is a very old cheese reported to being made 2000 years ago.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /food/cantal   (121 words)

  
 Cantal entre deux - french cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cantal is made in the entire department of Cantal and in the neighboring areas which are part of the departments of Aveyron, Corrèze, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme.
As far as its origins are concerned, Cantal was quoted by Pliny the Elder, by Grégoire de Tours at the end of the 6th century and in the 18th-century French encyclopedia edited by Diderot and Alembert.
Cantal’s traditional method of manufacture (double pressing) was thus imposed by necessity.
www.france-gourmet.com /cheese/Cheese/CantalEntreDeux.html   (313 words)

  
 Discover Auvergne Walking
At the centre of the Monts du Cantal is the Puy Mary (1,783m) which seems a nearly perfect pyramid, set off by ridges, steep valleys and high plateaux.
Nestling midway along the Cère valley below the ridges of the Monts du Cantal, visit the chapel of St Michel decorated with frescoes or the gothic church in the centre of the village.
Situated on the edge of the pine forests of the Margeride looking across to the Monts du Cantal, it is a small town perfectly situated for walkers to access the Margeride originally home to wolves and bison.
www.bootsandbikes.co.uk /DiscoverAW.html   (492 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Cantal - 1 Pound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cantal is one of the oldest French Cheeses, predating both Roquefort (11th Century) and Livarot (13th Century).
Cantal was originally produced by putting the curd into le Formage, a wooden cylinder, which is believed to be the origin for the French word for cheese.
Cantal has a milky aroma, a nutty flavor with a hint of tangy butteriness and a slightly acidic finish.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000D9MV8?v=glance   (412 words)

  
 Hiking pictures of plomb du Cantal (GR4) - Le Lioran --> Valuéjols   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When I had left Le Lioran on the previous week, I thought I was over with GR 4 for this year.
My walk at last begins, going up to plomb du Cantal then down on the planèze de Saint-Flour, a large plateau with blurred features where path and waymarking softly disappear.
At the gîte two ramblers are already in bed at 9 pm and are unusually agressive : they begin by reproaching me to arrive at unreasonable time, then make a fuss of the noise when I knock a chair over.
www.lavaurs.com /en/etapes/0363   (292 words)

  
 IFP Forums - Brits in the Cantal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We (my wife and I) are making the move, a permanent one, to the Cantal in a few months time.
We have had a second home in the Cantal for a couple of years, just a few kilometres from Vic (village called Thiezac).
With a lot of luck we'll be in the Cantal after Christmas, but not in the barn for a few months after that.
www.french-property.com /forums/showthread.php?t=620&goto=nextoldest   (360 words)

  
 CANTAL - Online Information article about CANTAL
Northwards the Monts du Cantal are connected with the Monts See also:
Cantal produces a vast variety of aromatic and medicinal See also:
Cantal is divided into four arrondissements—Aurillac, See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAL_CAR/CANTAL.html   (809 words)

  
 Auvergne, a territory, a nature, wealth and varied.
The Puy Mary, the Plomb du Cantal and the Puy Griou form the centre of the massif from which deep valleys radiate in a star shape.
The ridge path leading to the Puy Mary is the best viewpoint of the impressive ruins of the Cantal volcano and the radiating valleys embedded between its jagged crests.
The Puy Griou, with its distinctive silhouette, is in the middle of the Cantal crater overlooking volcanic summits as well as the Jordanne and Cère valleys.
www.cr-auvergne.fr /uk/auvergne/nature/volcans/auvergne_nature_volcanisme_cantal.asp   (177 words)

  
 Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Cantal -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Along with several other départements, it was created in 1790 out of the old province of Auvergne.
See also: List of the communes of the Cantal département
Kids.net.au - Search engine for kids, children, educators and teachers - Searching sites designed for kids that are child safe and clean.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ca/Cantal   (59 words)

  
 tourist information on Cantal France , a holiday and vacation guide
The Cantal department is dominated by mountains that were originally volcanic.
The highest peaks, Plomb du Cantal and the Puy Mary, are surrounded by deep valleys and pastureland used for sheep and dairy farming.
The Cantal is an outdoor paradise with popular activities including walking & trekking, fishing in the high Cezallier plateaus.
www.justtourfrance.com /auvergne/Cantal.asp?area=Cantal&County=Auvergne   (219 words)

  
 Walking in the Cantal in the Auvergne Volcanoes Park, France
The Cantal, the southern part of the Auvergne Volcanoes National Park, is a relatively unknown part of the Massif Central in France.
So if you are interested in superb mountain, ridge, and valley walking (at altitudes up to 1855 metres), in peace and quiet, try the Cantal.
Much detailed information on walking in the Cantal, its structure and climate, the accommodation, food and wine, and other attractions, is available by clicking the button above or by clicking here.
www.cantal-walking.com   (150 words)

  
 CHEF DE CUISINE: RECIPE:
Auvergne is a region known for a thousand volcanoes; blessed by mountain storms and summer sun, the pasture lands are extremely fertile; Cantal cheese captures all the richness of these pasture lands.
The pate is firm and homogeneous, with a thick smooth, dry, greyish/brown rind.
A well-ripened Cantal has a vigorous taste, whereas a young cheese has the sweetness of raw milk.
chefdecuisine.com /cuisine/french/CANTAL.asp   (208 words)

  
 Cantal Salaisons - Maison Teil - Aurillac
The Pig of the Cantal breeded with chestnuts
In the chestnut plantations and the mountains green, countries of harmony, the peasants chose to listen the old ones for breed their pigs.
The CAPELIN pig is reserved to a traditional pork-butchery retail distribution; it is thus for the butcher the best occasion to differ from the other distribution systems by proposing an original meat of quality than the consumer will not find nowhere elsewhere.
www.cantal-salaisons.fr /us/capelin.htm   (358 words)

  
 911 Chef Eric - Cantal Cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hard gray-gold coloured rind for a young Cantal and acquires some golden flecks between 3 and 6 months
On each cheese there is the family coat of arms made of aluminum showing the membership to the clan of AOC cheeses, also showing the place of origin.
Salade de lentils au Cantal (Lentil salad with Cantal)
www.911cheferic.com /main/03march/cheese.asp   (154 words)

  
 Holidays and tourism Cantal - Auvergne : accommodation, camping, gastronomy, leisure, vacation, week-end in Massiac
Virgin and mysterious, this concentration of infinite landscapes characterized by its pasture lands scattered with "burons" (traditional buildings where cheese was made), is the domain of the "Estive".
At the centre of this astonishing southern outpost, Massiac is a place not to be missed on the way to the Alagnon valley.
Different intensities are available; from the Cantal "jeune" (young) to the Cantal "vieux" (old), this flagship of the traditional agriculture of Auvergne has to be tasted simply with some grapes or walnuts or on a slice of bread.
www.vacances-massifcentral.net /uk/htm/massiac.php   (645 words)

  
 Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Monts du Cantal
The Monts du Cantal is the oldest and largest of the major volcanic centers of the Massif Central in Auvergne, and the largest volcano by area in Europe.
Eruptive activity at Cantal ceased several million years ago, and since then erosion has carved deeply into all parts of the volcano.
The highest remaining point of the volcano, the Plomb du Cantal, is home to a major ski area on its north and west flanks, with expanded terrain and lifts now wrapping around to the east side of the peak.
www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Cantal   (264 words)

  
 Neyrevèze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is moreover, the only hamlet of the Cantal to have a ‘ferme-bloc,’ sometimes called a maison-bloc, in its original state.
The repair of diverse typical traditional buildings in the village and the restoration of a buron and the mill on the PR will follow.
Ox carts were the traditional method if transport in the Cantal.
www.lesarpers.com /neyreveze.htm   (168 words)

  
 France Advertising Cantal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Create your ad (title, description and link) and specifie your email address to be kept informed of the status of your ad on the "Cantal" page of France-Voyage.com.
Activate your ad by entering your code that will be provided automatically by a phone service in your country.
www.france-voyage.com /english/annonces/index.php?zone=Cantal   (306 words)

  
 Self catering (Gîtes), Chaudes Aigues, Cantal, Auvergne, France, holidays property rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For a peaceful holiday, Madame and Monsieur Astruc will accommodate you in their farmhouse set between the Cantal mountains, the Aubrac plateau and the Margeriole mountains.
(Auvergne - Cantal) The town was built around the tomb of the evangelist Saint Flour.
The museum of Haute Auvergne is set in a former 17th century Episcopal palace, and blends pastoral life, folklore and regional architecture.
www.ehol.com /accommodation/1640121_en.asp?pg=5   (233 words)

  
 Hotels in the Cantal in the Auvergne Volcanoes Park, France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The hotels listed are intended for outdoor pursuits visitors, primarily English speaking, to the Cantal mountains area.
It is possible, of course, to visit the Cantal mountains while staying in major centres like Aurillac or even Clermont Ferrand.
However, the mountains area is well served by a considerable number of quality hotels.
www.madarpers.co.uk   (356 words)

  
 IFP : near Pierrefort, Cantal, Auvergne : Spacious farmhouse in quiet rural hamlet
IFP : near Pierrefort, Cantal, Auvergne : Spacious farmhouse in quiet rural hamlet
This is an area of outstanding natural beauty near the Monts du Cantal, with unspoilt villages, fine old churches and traditional festivals and markets.
The region produces Cantal cheese, fine beef and charcuterie; the local restaurants serve generous menus of traditional dishes.
www.french-property.com /properties/property_detail/cid/18753/pid/121545/tid/2/show/all   (364 words)

  
 Cantal cheese-Ingredients, Substitutions and Equivalents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 is very different, and so are the resulting textures.
When young, it has a mild, buttery flavor that over timeDevelops into a pleasant bite that is reminiscent of sharp cheddar.
The Cantal Montagne (meaning mountain) has been aged to reveal a Firm texture and full, aromatic flavor with a tangy finish.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /equivalents_substitutions.asp?index=C&tid=2173   (171 words)

  
 hotels in Cantal France for online reservation
The Château de Salles has a long history since it was built in 1476, then destroyed and rebuilt in 1573.
Our hotel is located in the Cantal, on the Grave lake, close to Aurillac.
We are in a 40 hectares park, surrounding by the mountains.
www.justtourfrance.com /hotelsearch/main.asp?dept=Cantal   (224 words)

  
 Soup with the cantal - Receipts of kitchen of Receipts and soils   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Soup with the cantal - Receipts of kitchen of Receipts and soils
Perfect for a meal of winter, this soup asks for two products of quality: the cheese on the one hand, a cantal interval (half-refined), bread of the other, preferably of the farmhouse bread to the leaven, rather compact crumb and slightly stale.
If the poultry bubble is made house (the following day of a boiled chicken) soup will be only better.
trans.voila.fr /voila?systran_lp=fr_en&systran_id=Voila-fr&systran_f=100000000000&systran_url=http://www.recettes-et-terroirs.com/recette_detail-1-23.html   (355 words)

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