Roquefort A.O.C.
Origin: France
Region: Rouergue
Made by: Papillon
Type: Blue
Milk: Sheep
Milk Treatment: Raw
Coagulant: Traditional Rennet
The cheese of love, Roquefort was discovered when a shephered abandoned his plain cheese to visit his sweetheart and returned to find it pocked with blue.
Characteristics: moist, white with dark blue flecking; smooth, almost spreadable texture; milky aroma; salty, fruity flavour with delicate complexity and a strong, tangy finish.
Best with: bake it with large portobello mushrooms.