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It is classified as an Alpine cheese. The cheese is made in discs, each between 40 and 70 cm (16 and 28 inches) in diameter, and around 10 cm (4 inches) in height. Each disc weighs up to 50 kg (110 lb) with a fat in dry matter (FDM) around 45%. The rind is usually a dusty-brown colour, and the internal paste, pâte, is a pale creamy yellow. The ...
Époisses (French pronunciation: ⓘ), also known as Époisses de Bourgogne (French: [epwas də buʁɡɔɲ]), is a legally demarcated cheese made in the village of Époisses and its environs, in the département of Côte-d'Or, about halfway between Dijon and Auxerre, in the former duchy of Burgundy, France, from agricultural processes and resources traditionally found in that region.
In larger coopératives quantities of cheese produced may be relatively large, akin to some industriel producers (many may be classed as factory-made [5]). Industriel: factory-made cheese from milk sourced locally or regionally, perhaps all over France (depending on the AOC/PDO regulations for specific cheeses).
The region has a large and lucrative cheese-making industry, with 40 million tonnes of cheese produced here each year, much of which is made by fruitières (traditional cheese dairies of Franche-Comté); for instance, Comté cheese comes from this region.
The cheese is wrapped in a "sangle" made from the cambium of a Norway spruce tree (French: Épicéa commun ) for about two weeks at least, which gives the cheese a unique flavour. [5] It typically contains 45 to 50 percent milk fat (in dry matter), and is produced between August 15 and March 15, and sold between September 10 and May 10.
Mix the pine nuts until smooth with a food processor. Clean and cut the chanterelles into small pieces, mix with chopped garlic and arrange on a baking sheet.
Vin jaune (French for "yellow wine") is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast , known as the voile , on the wine's surface.
Cancoillotte or cancoyotte (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃kwajɔt] ⓘ or [kɑ̃kɔjɔt] ⓘ) is a runny French cheese made from metton cheese, and produced principally in Franche-Comté, [1] but also Lorraine and Luxembourg, where it is also called Kachkéis or Kochkäse in German (cooked cheese). It is a typical cheese in Franc-Comtois gastronomy.