Livarot cheese
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Livarot cheese is a traditional French washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Normandy, noted for its strong aroma, soft interior, and distinctive orange rind encircled by strips of reed.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime |
about 6 weeks
ⓘ
up to 2 months ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | the Colonel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsReason | reed strips resemble a colonel’s stripes ⓘ |
| AOCStatusGranted | 1975 ⓘ |
| AOPStatusGranted | 1996 ⓘ |
| colorOfPaste | pale yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| fatContent | full-fat cheese ⓘ |
| hasAroma | strong aroma ⓘ |
| hasCategory | PDO cheese of France ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
cylindrical shape
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pungent smell ⓘ rind encircled by strips of reed ⓘ sticky rind ⓘ |
| hasHoleType | few small holes ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| milkTreatment |
can be made from raw milk
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usually pasteurized milk ⓘ |
| originDepartment | Calvados GENERATED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Basse-Normandie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originTown | Livarot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation |
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
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Appellation d’Origine Protégée ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rindColor | orange ⓘ |
| rindType | washed rind ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment |
often colored with annatto
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washed with brine ⓘ |
| texture | soft cheese ⓘ |
| traditionalWrapping | strips of dried reed ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | about 12 cm ⓘ |
| typicalFlavor |
barnyard notes
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salty ⓘ spicy ⓘ strong ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | about 5 cm ⓘ |
| typicalPairing |
Normandy cider
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full-bodied white wine ⓘ robust red wine ⓘ |
| typicalSize |
large cylinder
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medium cylinder ⓘ small cylinder ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 500 g ⓘ |
| usedInCourse | cheese course ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Norman cuisine ⓘ |
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