Fourme de Montbrison cheese

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Fourme de Montbrison cheese is a traditional French blue cheese from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its cylindrical shape, creamy texture, and mild, nutty flavor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PDO cheese ⓘ
blue cheese ⓘ
agingTimeMinimum 28 days ⓘ
agingTimeTypical 2 to 3 months ⓘ
AOCGrantedYear 1972 ⓘ
AOPGrantedYear 2002 ⓘ
aroma mild ⓘ
consumptionTemperature served at room temperature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
curdType lactic and rennet curd ⓘ
distinguishedBy drier rind than Fourme d'Ambert ⓘ
more orange rind than Fourme d'Ambert ⓘ
drainageMethod vertical drainage on wooden racks ⓘ
fatContentApproximate 50% of dry matter ⓘ
flavor mild ⓘ
nutty ⓘ
slightly tangy ⓘ
interiorColor pale cream ⓘ
legalProtection Protected Designation of Origin in the European Union ⓘ
maturationEnvironment cellars ⓘ
milkSource cow's milk ⓘ
milkTreatment pasteurized milk ⓘ
mouldCulture Penicillium roqueforti NERFINISHED ⓘ
pairingSuggestion pairs with light red wines ⓘ
pairs with white wines ⓘ
productionArea Loire department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme department NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionMethod blue-veined cheese with internal mould development ⓘ
protectedDesignationOfOriginStatus AOC ⓘ
AOP NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ
rindColor orange ⓘ
rindType dry rind ⓘ
saltingMethod dry salting ⓘ
servingSuggestion table cheese ⓘ
used in cooking ⓘ
shape cylindrical ⓘ
similarTo Fourme d'Ambert NERFINISHED ⓘ
texture creamy ⓘ
semi-soft ⓘ
traditionalRegion Monts du Forez NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalUse local specialty of the Forez area ⓘ
typicalDiameterRange 13 to 16 cm ⓘ
typicalHeightRange 19 to 21 cm ⓘ
typicalWeightRange 1.5 to 2.5 kg ⓘ
veiningColor blue-green ⓘ

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Montbrison, Loire, France → hasCulinarySpeciality → Fourme de Montbrison cheese ⓘ
subject surface form: Montbrison
Montbrison, Loire, France → isCheeseProductionCenterFor → Fourme de Montbrison cheese ⓘ
subject surface form: Montbrison
this entity surface form: Fourme de Montbrison
Auvergne → traditionalCheese → Fourme de Montbrison cheese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bleu d’Auvergne cheese