Bleu d'Auvergne and Saint-Félicien
Saint-Félicien is a luscious, creamy cow's milk cheese with a high fat content (60%), made in the Rhône-Alpes region.
I adore this cheese! The texture is very soft and the flavor is mildly sour and tangy. I think Saint-Félicien is perfect in the morning, spread on toast and drizzled with honey.
Buttery, moist and smoky tasting, Bleu d'Auvergne is named for its place of origin, the volcanic, remote Auvergne region of south-central France. It was discovered in 1850 by a farmer and was granted AOC status in 1975.
Try it with a sweet white wine and dried figs or with gutsy reds such as Côtes du Rhône or Cahors.
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9 comments:
Gosh, you have so many cheese posts and yet in France, you can probably go on for a very long time and not run out of new ones to try. Would you be able to give us an all-time favorite French cheese?
Susan
I'm going to keep going until I run out of French cheeses, then I'll name a favorite.
For the moment though, my favorite would have to be Saint-Felicien.
I'm not promising to follow thru, but it would certainly be worth the effort to add to the fête. I'm partial to les fromages brebis from le Pays Basque or from Corsica. I will put it on the list for next Tuesday.
Oh, those look so yummy! I love cheeses!
Thanks for writing about one of our best Auvergne cheeses ! :)
If you like Auvergne products, feel free to visit our website : www.testadaz.com (sorry it's only in french at now).
Oh! Did you taste your cheese (or just take the photo) in your new garden!!??
papa
I need to try some cheese from Corsica. Maybe for next Tuesday...
ola
merci, so do I!
lightman
thank you for the info
donna
that picture was taken at the villa. We haven't bought garden furniture yet
I really like this one. And I agree with the other poster. There were some brebis in Corsica which were the best cheese I've ever had.
anon
I agree with you both!
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