Four of us went cheese-tasting at Fromagerie 31, right near our school. I must admit, I was a little worried when we walked in and a pungent wave of fermentation went into my nose. Umm, am I going to smell when I walk out of here?
We ordered the 12-cheese tasting plate and a bottle of Brouilly. The cheese was arranged in a circle, in clockwise order of mildest to strongest flavor. The avid note-taker I am, I whipped out my cahier and dutifully recorded the names of the cheeses. Unfortunately, they were not easy to spell, like "swiss," "cheddar," or even "harvati," so of course I looked really stupid asking our server to spell out the words! The circular cheese with a gray rind is the first and mildest.
1. St Maure (good minus weird gray thing around it)
2. Crotin
3. Valencay
4. Delice du Morvan (yum!!)
5. Echourgnac (very soft)
6. Morbier (did NOT like, tasted like fish in the bad way)
7. Comte (thought it was emmental)
8. Camembert (really good!)
9. Morvan (weird mushroom aftertaste)
10. Livarot
11. Pont-l'eveque
12. Bleu auvergne (did NOT touch due to fuzzy blue fungus thriving throughout)
We ordered the 12-cheese tasting plate and a bottle of Brouilly. The cheese was arranged in a circle, in clockwise order of mildest to strongest flavor. The avid note-taker I am, I whipped out my cahier and dutifully recorded the names of the cheeses. Unfortunately, they were not easy to spell, like "swiss," "cheddar," or even "harvati," so of course I looked really stupid asking our server to spell out the words! The circular cheese with a gray rind is the first and mildest.
1. St Maure (good minus weird gray thing around it)
2. Crotin
3. Valencay
4. Delice du Morvan (yum!!)
5. Echourgnac (very soft)
6. Morbier (did NOT like, tasted like fish in the bad way)
7. Comte (thought it was emmental)
8. Camembert (really good!)
9. Morvan (weird mushroom aftertaste)
10. Livarot
11. Pont-l'eveque
12. Bleu auvergne (did NOT touch due to fuzzy blue fungus thriving throughout)
My roommate!
Oh. My. God. I look so intense
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