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Cheeses from France

More than 1,200 varieties — a country with as many cheeses as there are days in the year, said De Gaulle.

Welcome to the Cheeses

From farm to board, centuries of knowledge

This section brings together the great French cheeses — soft, hard, blue, goat, raw milk, AOP or artisanal.

Each form will bring origin, milk used, curing technique, sensory profile, harmonizations and reference producers.

Start with the most universal — Camembert — or explore the alphabetical index.

Camembert maturado sobre madeira

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Camembert de Normandie

Created at the end of the 18th century by Marie Harel, Camembert de Normandie AOP is, alongside Brie, the best-known raw milk cheese on the planet — and the most imitated.

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Index

B

1 cheese

C

2 cheeses

M

1 cheese

R

2 cheeses

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