Archive for the ‘France’ Category
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
While in New York, I was passing through Grand Central Terminal and decided to visit the Murray's location in the Grand Central Market. I was looking for something that would be easy to transport and eat later in the day for a snack. They had a few French Crottin ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Three cheeses were on the cheese plate for dinner tonight: Pont-l'Évêque, cage aged Gruyere, and homemade Chèvre coated in black and white pepper.
Pont-l'Évêque (center in the picture to the right) is an uncooked, unpressed cow's-milk cheese from the Basse-Normandie region of France. The cheese is traditionally square in shape. It ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I was hesitant about picking this one up, but I do like to try smoked cheeses. The label just had that "look," like this was too commercial a cheese despite it being a bit obscure (let's just say you won't see it in the cheese section of your local grocery ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Picked up this Ossau Iraty style cheese from the French Pyrenees / Basque region to go with a July 4th tapas meal. The color was what attracted me. This cheese is coated in Piment d'Espelette. Texture was semi-firm to firm with a wonderful nutty aroma and taste, and a slight ...
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