Fromage Blog - Cheeses of the world » France http://www.fromageblog.com Cheese reviews, recipes, journeys, and more Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:10:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Cowgirl Creamery’s Library of Cheese http://www.fromageblog.com/cowgirl-library-cheese/ http://www.fromageblog.com/cowgirl-library-cheese/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:10:56 +0000 Ted http://www.fromageblog.com/?p=24 Are you looking for more information about a particular cheese? How about a selection from a particular country?

Cowgirl Creamery, the artisinal fromagerie near San Francisco features a nice library of cheese on their web site.

Here’s a sample entry:

Mimolette Extra Vieille

Mimolette Exra Vieille
Shaped like a pitted melon, this neon orange cow milk cheese from Flanders, Normandy has many stories told about its creation. My favorite tells a tale of France’s King Louis XIV, who banned the importation of Edamin (Edam) from his country. Apparently, the king decided that the Dutch cheese was getting too popular among his subjects, whom he felt, should be eating local: French cheese for French people! He commissioned a French copy of the cheese and ordered it dyed orange. Now, either that was to ensure that no one mistook the Mimolette for Edam again, or, given that Louis XIV had issues with the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau, maybe it was a bit more personal.

Dyed with the annatto seed, Mimolette is aged for at least two years during which time it develops a chewy texture and a smoky, almost bacon-like flavor.
Mimolette Extra Vieille – Cowgirl Creamery’s Library of Cheese

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]]> http://www.fromageblog.com/cowgirl-library-cheese/feed/ 0 The best fromageries in Paris http://www.fromageblog.com/the-best-fromageries-in-paris/ http://www.fromageblog.com/the-best-fromageries-in-paris/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:55:47 +0000 Ted http://www.fromageblog.com/?p=23 Eric Lefèbvre fromagerie in Paris
Gridskipper, a blog for travelers and locals, has a great post about the finest fromageries in Paris. I was surprised to find one of them, Eric Lefèbvre, is literally around the corner from my apartment. I’ve shopped there many times but did not know of the pedigree.

This fourth generation master cheesemaker operates from an out of the way Parisian neighborhood and offers some superb regional cheeses which he selects personally during his visits to creameries and farms around France. His camemberts and stiltons are legendary.The Finest Fromage in Paris

This article spotlights other fromageries that are located outside of the city’s center. I smell a road-trip in the future. I need to grab my bike and go shopping.

Fromagerie Lefèbvre — Fromageries de Paris
Address: 229, rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris
Phone: 01-46-28-10-21, 01-46-28-62-07
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.; closed Sunday afternoons & Mondays.
Proprietors: Eric & Patricia Lefèbvre
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Fete du Pain - Paris 2008
The festival will continue on Sunday. It’s geared for the younger bread lovers, so take the children with you.

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