The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Blue mold cheese

French blue cheese Fromager d'Affinois Bleu

Fromager Bleu is a soft cow's milk cheese made using ultra-filtration in cheese making. This technique removes some of the water in the milk to create a lusciously creamy texture. The blue penicilium is injected into the paste at the early stage of the cheese making process. The marbling will develop slowly and result in a very creamy sweet gentle blue flavour.

Country of origin

France

Milk type

cow milk

History and uniqueness

Fromagerie Guilloteau was created in 1983 in Pélussin, Loire. It was the first creamery to use the now famous ultrafiltration system which results in a silky-smooth texture on the palate. Made with milk enriched with cream, it is part of the soft-white family of cheeses but distinguishes itself by the slight addition of blue mold that combines the strong character of blue with the softness of cream and gives this cheese its unique appeal.

Goes best with

Food

Pairs perfectly with roasted hazelnuts and fruitier accompaniments like grapes, juicy pears and figs on a cheese platter.

Drinks

Chardonnay, Riesling or Semillon