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Cheese: 5 golden rules for composing a cheese board

preferably seasonal cheeses on it. Also rely on the great classics in order to please all your guests. This is notably the case for Brie de Meaux PDO, Camembert de Normandie PDO, Comté PDO 18 months, Roquefort PDO and Saint-Nectaire PDO. The composition of your platter will depend on your ta ...

23
Dec
2021

Apple & Sweet Cévennes Onion Fair 2025: a crunchy weekend to bite into at Le Vigan

are grown on steep terraces of shale and granite. No state-of-the-art machinery, but rather calloused hands that plant, hoe, and harvest. The result: a PDO Sweet Onion whose sugar content can reach 8% (while ordinary onions often top out at 5). As for the Reinette du Vigan, its crunchy and slightly ...

02
Sep
2025

Emmental de Savoie: 6 things to know about this cheese.

ing the 19th century, cheese-making activity developed and there were more than 500 fruitières in the two Savoies. This cheese has been protected by a PDO since 1996. Today, this fruit-growing tradition is still alive in Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The origin, the necessary know-how for its production ...

24
May
2023

The oil mills of the Alpes-Maritimes open their doors to you.

t: an opportunity to discover the secrets of making the precious golden nectar... 2014 Edition Olive specialty enthusiasts (salted olives, tapenade and PDO olive paste, brissaouda), mark this event in your calendars! The 10th edition of the Open House Day of the olive oil mills in the Alpes-Maritim ...

25
Nov
2014

French Riviera: 5 good reasons to go to the Lemon Festival in Menton

the Biovès gardens but also inside the Palais de l'Europe a craft fair awaits visitors throughout the carnival festivities. You can buy Menton lemons PDO as well as products such as lemonade, limoncello, lemon or orange jam, artisanal cookies with local flavors and many other delicacies ... Wha ...

20
Feb
2023

Mozzarella: 5 things you may not know about this Italian cheese

up with the idea of creating a little nest and slipping in a local fresh cheese, stracciatella. Since 2016, burrata produced in Puglia has been granted a PDO or protected geographical indication certifying its origin and traditional manufacturing method. 4- Mozzarella is the favorite cheese of the ...

11
July
2023