Roquefort cheese is one of the French cheeses, that has the most interesting history. The second cheese, consumed after Comté's cheese in France. Made from unpasteurised sheeps milk, impressive appearance, melting in mouth and a little bit salty, intense aroma, matured for at least 9 months, cheese with bleu mould.
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The first knowledge about Roquefort cheese dates back to the 79th year of our era, when Pliny the Elder mentioned a cheese rich flavour. Roquefort is made from Red Lacaune's sheeps milk, which graze on sheep in the huge Rouergue (France) plateau and in Aveyron. The real Roquefort cheese has a red sheep brand. 1411 King Charles VI gave rights to mature rocks for only one village: Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Today, these cheeses are still naturally matured for at least 4 months in the same caves in mentioned village. The largest producer of Roquefort cheese is company “Roquefort Société”. “Roquefort Papillon” is also a well-known trademark of roquefort cheeses. The quality of this cheese depends on the quality of sheeps milk, curd preparation, "Penicillium roqueforti" fungus and it’s maturation in natural caves. The fungus “Penicillium roqueforti” was found in the same caves, where Roquefort Papillon Premium is now matured. Besides all those facts, the Roquefort Papillon Premium cheese has an AOP certificate (fr. “appellation d'origine protégée”, eng. PDO – “protected designation of origin”). This is one of the proofs of cheese quality recognized in France and Europe.
Nuts, dates.
DrinksSweet wines as Muscat and Portmouth.