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Tomme d’Abondance or Abondance is a medium-sized mountain cheese from the Haute Savoie region of France in the Rhone-Alps. For centuries, this deep golden cheese has been made in mountain chalets, near the border between France and Switzerland. It is made exclusively from unpasteurised milk produced by the Abondance breed of cattle. Since 1990, the cheese has been enjoying the prestigious AOC designation. The handcrafted, wheel-shaped cheese, is made using traditional methods only in the geographical area specified by AOC/PDO label.
It has a strong smell and an intensely fruity, buttery and hazelnut flavour, with balance of acidity and sweetness, followed by a lingering aftertaste. Unearth an aroma of nutty vegetation as you slice the cheese. However, remember the crust including the grey layer beneath, should be removed before eating. Firm but supple and slightly grainy, the texture of the ivory-yellow pâté is creamy and velvety. Its rind is smooth with an amber colour showing canvas marks. The affinage takes at least 100 days, so all the subtle aromas are realized.
Abondance can be eaten straight off, or added to salads or melted in Berthoud.
Slice of 150g
Best before: 1 week after the delivery
Origin: France, Rhône-Alpes
Milk : Raw
Farmhouse: Yes
Texture : dense, firm, grainy, open, smooth and supple, natural rind
Fat (%) : 45
Pairing : Dry white wine – Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Seasonality : October-April
Animal : Cow
Intensity : Strong
Appearance : Firm
PDO/AOP : Yes
Comté was one of the first few kinds of cheese to receive an AOC (Appellation d’origine controlee) status in 1958. It is one of the most popular AOC cheeses in France with around 40,000 tonnes of annual production.
Slice of 250g
Best before: 10 days after the delivery
This exceptional product is made of Nangis Brie, which is less strong and is able be in perfect synergy with the truffle. The cheese is cut into two then coated with a summer black truffle preparation (2.5/), mascarpone cheese and the creamy part of the brie, then closed again.
Slice of 100g
Eat by date: 4 days after the delivery
Tour Guyotte is a raw goats’ milk cheese from Burgundy. It’s a soft, mossy, spring goat cheese covered either with silvery green or rusty orange tinged molds. It’s named after the Guyotte, a small river in the Saône-et-Loire department of the Bourgogne region, and a tributary to the Doubs and, ultimately the Rhône.
Piece of 250g
Best before: 1 week after the delivery
Portion of about 200g
Eat by date: 10 days after the delivery
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