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Bleu d'Auvergne

French

Imported

Cow

Raw milk

Semi-soft

From: $7.45

The French gourmet cheese Bleu d'Auvergne has a wonderful aroma, a rich taste; the saltiness increases with the incidence of veining. The overall flavor is piquant but not overly sharp. Bleu d'Auvergne started life as an imitation of Roquefort, using cow's milk in place of sheep's milk. Legend has it that a peasant, around 1845, decided to inject his cheese with a blue mold that he found growing on his left-over bread (the motto being, waste not, want not). And thus, the gourmet cheese Bleu d'Au... read more

Fourme d'Ambert

French

Imported

Cow

Raw milk

Semi-soft

From: $7.98

Fourme d'Ambert is an ancient French gourmet blue cheese from the Auvergne that was being made long before English Stilton, which it somewhat resembles. Fourme d'Ambert is a raw cow's milk gourmet cheese with light blue veining. The cheese has a rough gray-brown rind and the cheese is firm, has an ivory color with greenish-blue veining. It has an interesting aroma of roasted nuts and a fruity flavor and is aged for over 60 days. 'Fourme' comes from the Latin 'forma' (form), referring to the cont... read more

French Raclette

French

Imported

Cow

Raw milk

Firm

From: $7.09

Raclette may be the world's most famous melting cheese, and it is made in the Savoie region of the Alps, in Switzerland and in France. Our French version is made of raw cow's milk and matured for at least 5 months in respect of the French cheese tradition. It is during this long ripening period that the flavor and excellent melting qualities develop. Raclette has a semi-soft interior dotted with small holes and a rosy inedible rind. Melted, it tastes creamy and fruity. This French gourmet cheese... read more

Le Vache de Chalais

French

Imported

Cow

Semi-soft

Your Price: $5.37

Le Vache de Chalais looks like a Banon, and is made from cow's milk, as the name indicates. It is truly a gourmet cheese, wrapped in chestnut leaves or grape leaves that has been soaked in white wine (eau de vie), and tied with raffia. This lovely cheese comes from the Provence, which is the same region as Saint Marcellin. When the cheese is young, it is chalky and crumbly, with a sweet-tart tang, but during ripening, when the leaves become more brittle and turn brown, the cheese becomes creami... read more

Madrigal

French

Imported

Cow

Semi-soft

Your Price: $9.97

This French 'Swiss cheese' is made from whole milk for a delicious sweet and nutty taste. The label says 'French cheese with holes', soft and smooth. The rind has an orange color, and the interior is straw-like interior with large holes (eyes) and has a semi-soft texture. It tastes indeed similar to an Emmental or a Fol Epi (the other French Swiss cheese)... read more

Morbier

French

Imported

Cow

Raw milk

Semi-soft

From: $8.22

Morbier A.O.C. is a 'lait cru', raw milk cheese. It has a soft paste that has a distinct aroma and with a flavor that only lingers on your taste buds for a short while. The maturation of Morbier is usually 3 months. At first glance this French gourmet cheese from the Jura looks as though it has a band of mold running through the middle of it. In fact, it is ash or charcoal. In the past the cheese was made from leftover curd from other cheeses. In those days Morbier was made on farms on the lowe... read more

Port Salut

French

Imported

Cow

Semi-soft

From: $7.56

Port Salut is a traditional monastery cheese and is also known as Saint Paulin. Port Salut is a creamy, semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk. It usually has a wheel-shape. The thin, washed rind is smooth and leathery. It ranges in color from pale yellow to bright mandarin orange. It was the first French cheese produced from pasteurized milk. We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of 8 ounces and 1 pound.... read more

Saint Agur

French

Imported

Cow

Semi-soft

Award Winner

From: $12.38

The French gourmet cheese Saint Agur is made in a fromagerie in the small village of Beauzac, north of Le Puy en Velay, in the Auvergne region of France, an area renowned for a centuries old tradition of blue cheese making. This lovely gourmet cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk enriched with cream; it’s a double-cream cheese. A rich blue cheese with a smooth, creamy texture that provides just the right reason to take and break and enjoy a fine cheese tasting session. Saint Agur is easy t... read more

Saint Nectaire

French

Imported

Cow

Semi-soft

From: $7.20

Saint Nectaire is an ancient French gourmet cheese from the mountains of the Auvergne. This is a raw milk cheese in France and is brought into the USA made with pasteurized milk of mostly Salers cows. The cheese is made in round flat discs. It has a grayish rind with light yellow or reddish patches. The supple paste is pale gold in color and becomes almost runny as it matures and has a sweet and grassy aroma and this is repeated in the flavor which is creamy and only slightly farmyard like. The... read more

Tomme de Savoie

French

Imported

Cow

Raw milk

Semi-soft

From: $7.35

Tomme de Savoie is an excellent example of the many French 'Tomme' cheeses. It is made in the Savoie region and also in the Haute-Savoie near to the Swiss border. 'Tomme' means 'piece' and is a general word for semi-hard cheeses. Tomme de Savoie is made from raw cow's milk, it has a rustic appearance and a distinctive hard, powdery rind with spots varying in color from grey to grey white. The paste is pale ivory to yellow in color, darkening at the rind, supple and with a few small holes scatte... read more

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