Day 1903 of posting images of cheese until I run out of cheese types: Pont l’Évêque

by verysuspiciousduck

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  1. verysuspiciousduck on

    I’m using stock images but I am always on the lookout for new cheeses to try whenever I go to the store. Credit to various cheese websites, resources, and sellers for the cheese images and cheese facts. If any of you know some cheeses that I haven’t done yet I would love some input!

    Here is your daily cheese facts: Pont l’Évêque is a washed-rind cow’s milk cheese made in Normandy. It is similar to Livarot, with warm, buttery, savory flavors and tangy, fruity undercurrents. Legend has it that Pont l’Évêque was introduced by monks in the Pays d’Auge during the Middle Ages and it was known by its current placename by the seventeenth century. With its mild, milky, and grassy flavors, Pont l’Évêque is a prime example of the very high quality of French washed-rind cheeses.

    Also as a note: I post my daily cheese here as well as in my r/dailycheese subreddit.

  2. mundane_browser on

    This cheese reminds me so much of my father. He’d always buy it when we were kids and wait to eat it until it was extra ripe. It was impossible to open the fridge without being knocked backwards by the smell.

  3. Point l’eveque was probably the tipping point that pushed me from Garde manger/catering to specialty foods/cheesemonger- I was working for a catering firm and was tasked with setting up a high-end cheese & charcuterie board. The meats were fabulous and exotic, and most of the cheeses were equally enticing, but the Pont l’eveque had definitely spoiled- the event chef kept insisted that no, it was just a pungent cheese, but I knew that it was ammoniated, too liquified (too much proteolysis), and the rind was too wet- I’d only served the cheese once before, but realized I ‘understood’ cheese in a way that others didn’t. I insisted we leave it off the board. Less than a year later I was a monger/buyer in the cheese department of my local Whole Foods- this anecdote may have landed me the job!

  4. Ah ! I’ve currently one in my fridge !

    I prefer Camembert but still, Normandie sure produce beautiful cheeses. Those two plus Livarot, beautiful.

  5. OP, I’m enjoying this. I’m amazed at the variety of cheese that I’ve consumed. Shout out to Quebec Oka cheese!!

  6. Google ai says there is only 2,000 cheese types. I hope the verysuspiciousduck proves me wrong in 200 days.

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