Mimolette
Orange French cheese aged with the help of mites
Think of it as: Like an aged Gouda that grew a crater-covered rind
The mites are part of the recipe. Seriously.
What does it taste like?
Nutty and savory, getting saltier and more intense with age.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureHard and crumbly
What is it?
A round, bright orange hard cheese from northern France. During aging, cheese mites are deliberately allowed on the rind, where they nibble tiny holes and add flavor. Well-aged wheels taste deep and nutty.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Shaved thin as a snack or nibbled with wine.
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🇫🇷France
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✈ Check cheap flights Best timeMay to June when the flowers bloom, or September for the grape harvest. Also tryBouillabaisseCroissantGalette More from here🐌 Escargots🌭 Andouillette
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeMay to June when the flowers bloom, or September for the grape harvest. Also tryBouillabaisseCroissantGalette More from here🐌 Escargots🌭 Andouillette
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MusicChanson French songs sung as if talking to you
SportSoccer
Kylian Mbappé (soccer; member of the 2018 World Cup-winning team) World HeritageMont-Saint-Michel and its Bay and more National animalRooster (the Gallic rooster, unofficial) National flowerIris FestivalBastille Day (July 14)
Ingredients
- Cow's milk
- Salt
- Rennet
- Annatto (natural orange color)
- Cheese mites (for aging)
How to make it (one way)
- Color the milk with annatto and set it with rennet
- Cut the curd, drain it and press into round molds
- Brine the wheels to form a rind
- Age in a cellar where mites work on the rind
- Brush and turn for months, up to two years
⚠️ Not a home project. Don't eat the rind.
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