*sigh*
This was definitely not my favorite French cheese.
I expect cheeses from the Pays Basque to have well-rounded, seductive flavors. Brebis Basque had neither.
While it did have fairly pleasant, mild (and I mean mild!) flavors of honey and walnuts and a sweet, buttery aroma, overall I though this unpasteurized ewe's milk cheese was rather insipid.
"C'est la vie," as they say.
It is worth noting that every other cheese I've tasted from the Basque region has been a delight!
Ossau-Iraty, Bleu des Basques and Etorki are absolutely worth trying, and the sublime Tome Basque is one of the best cheeses I've ever had. Pin It
7 comments:
Thanks for sampling the cheese and sharing your feedback with the rest of us; I have made a note for future cheese shopping to avoid this one.
Man oh man do I hate cheese let-downs.
Thanks I have made a note to leave this cheese off my shopping list:) Diane
I've been let down by some brebis basques, too, although I've had some that are divine, as well. sometimes I wish the naming was a little more standardized...
I thought the exactaly same thing about the snakeskin!!!! Impressive!
Loulou
Le Brebis Basque is NOT le p'tit Basque, right ???
It looks a bit like the Spanish Manchego
chcmichel
If you like mild fromage de brebis, then you might like this one. I found it much too boring!
Brenna
Me too! I've had a few over the years, but not too many.
Diane
Like I said to chcmichel above, you might like it if you like really mild cheeses...
camille
I've bought many brebis from this region and they've all been pretty good. This one was just plain blah!
It's hard to know who is making which cheese, so hard to know the good from the boring.
ana
isn't the rind so cool looking!
Beaver
No, not the same cheese. It didn't taste anything like Manchego...lacked that depth of flavor.
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