The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Semi-hard cheese

Cheese Cantal Jeune Cantorel

One of the oldest cheeses in France, made from pasteurized cows milk, semi-hard, 45% fat cheese. It originates from the Auvergne region. Cantal Jeune is young cheese, cylindrical shape, made from Saler's cows milk, aged from 30 to 60 days. It is covered with a thin gray-ivory coloured crust, the texture is soft, granular, pale yellow. It is a fresh, sweet milk flavoured cheese with a light peanut and vanilla flavour.

Country of origin

France

Aging period

4 weeks

Milk type

cow milk

Certificate

PDO

Certificates

The PDO, PGI and TSG certificates have been established by the European Union to encourage the production of agricultural products, protect product names from imitation and provide the consumer with information about the unique characteristics of a particular product. By virtue of this classification, you can be sure that a product bearing one of these authenticity marks is of a high quality and of the same origin.

PDO

Protected designation of origin

Includes agricultural products produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognized knowledge.

Certificates
by country

France

53 PDO, 33 PGI

Italy

81 PDO, 26 PGI

Spain

35 PDO, 18 PGI

United Kingdom

10 PDO, 13 PGI

Netherlands

4 PDO, 3 PGI

Germany

6 PDO, 25 PGI

Austria

9 PDO, 2 PGI

Denmark

4 PGI

History and uniqueness

Cantal Jeune Cantorel is one of the oldest cheeses in France, Cantal dates back to the times of the Gauls. It came to prominence when marshal Henri de La Ferté-Senneterre served it at the table of Louis XIV of France. The character of this superior cheese is due to its specific production methods, which, in accordance with PDO (protected designation of origin) requirements, remain true to the original recipe and follow time - honored techniques in a given geographical area. Since 1975 this cheese has a PDO certificate.

Goes best with

Food

Salads, soups, potato dishes, cheese fondue, dishes on the grill.

Drinks

Côtes - Two - Rhône rouge AC or AC Corbières wine. Suitable with powerful red wines of Bordeaux or Cabernet from California.