1.5 Normandy Camembert -- France

Camembert is a potent symbol of French cheese-making and is copied the world over. Will travels to the source -- the village of Camembert in northern France -- and the dairy of Monsieur Durand, the last farmhouse camembert producer in the Normandy region. Next stop is the cooperative of Isigny St Mere, one of the country's most respected producers of traditional raw milk camembert. Will explains the difference between Camembert and its ancient cousin, Brie, and visits the Paris cheese shop of Roland Barthelemy, who supplies the Elysee Palace.

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• food
• cheese
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[iratherfly]

The simplest method of making up for low fat content is to add cream to the milk before curding. France has plenty of Jersey cows however. Making good cheese is all about the process, aging, and milk quality. Great cheese begins with great feed for cows. These year-round grass-feeding free roaming cows produce the milk that can sustain the long term aging and enhance the right flavors and textures. Aging cheese in caves with breeze of fresh air coming right from the pasture makes it even better

[TubeBent]

The French are famous for their cheeses and their exquisite quality. I have this question though: Most French cheese is made from milk that has only 3-4% butterfat. The breeds of cattle in France only produce that amount. The best milk for cheese has higher butterfat content, like 6% that comes from the Jersey cow of England, YET there are only a very few of these cattle in France. How is it the French make such good cheese with only 3-4% butterfat milk?

[mouna28]

Many cheese bought in supermarkets are "sterilized" or industrial, so they have less tate, less flavour...

[mouna28]

The camembert bought in a supermarket is never as good as an otherbought in a special shop,cheese shop ! The quality is different because the second can't stay for a long time ....and must be quickly eaten . But, if you buy a cheese in a supermarket and want it almost good , you have to keep it outside the fridge about 1 hour : it will be more tasty, "smoothy". BUT, TAKE CARE OF THE AIR TEMPERATUREWHICH MUSN'T BE TOO HOT (as 35 % for instance ) !!!

[GoldenGoldeneye]

where can i buy ORIGINAL french normandy camembert?

[terttre]

Camembert is wonderful :D

most popular cheese xD

feeds of god? xDDDDDD