• Appearance:  t has a small, barrel-like cone (diameter 6.5cm, height 7.5cm) and a white or bluish rind.
• Type of cheese: It is a white, delicate and creamy cheese.
• Taste and flavours: It has a very fresh taste that becomes stronger with age.
• Production: It is made from raw milk with a small amount of rennet and a short coagulation period.  It is then ladled into moulds with high sides and turned by hand twice a day.  It is salted before removing from the moulds and stored on racks in a temperature controlled environment, known as an ‘hâloir’ in French, to mature.
• Maturation period: 14 days.

Description / History / Origin

Farmers who paid their rent in kind and other workers without their own land have kept a few goats (known as the 'poor man's cow') on the rural lanes and public land in Charolais since the 16th century. Cheeses made from their milk made up a large part of their diet during this time.

More information

This cheese tastes best when served on a cheese board with chestnuts and walnuts or in a salad with a touch of vinaigrette.