What is beaufort?

Beaufort is a delicious mountain cheese in the Gruyere family made in France. Sometimes it is called "Prince Gruyeres" because of sophisticated creamy taste. Beaufort got a protected origin of the designation, which means that only cheese made of tarentise cows that are pastures in the summer can be described as beaufort. Cheese is often compared to Gruyere and Comte, two other similar cheeses, although Beaufort has a creamier taste and lacks the characteristic holes that these cheeses have.

Beaufort has been made for centuries and is traditionally produced in very large rounds, which weighs approximately £ 100 (45 kilograms). The cheese was popular among the royal rank and is still popular today among a wide range of consumers looking for craft cheese. Giant cheeses are eight to twelve months before the market. The most sought -after Beaufort comes from the summer milk of cows, which has a strong flora remarks that maturation is developing. For this reason, Beaufort is always made of raw milk because pasteurization threatens JEmotional tastes of milk.

Beaufort often occurs on cheese plates and is served with dessert, although it also complements white wine and salmon particularly well. It is also used to produce traditional quiches and fondes, where a slightly salty and strong floral taste of cheese is quite distinctive. The cheese tends to be milder and butter than other mountain cheeses, such as Gruyere, and it is a polo firm and relatively flexible cheese. Beaufort can also be enjoyed in ordinary wedges and is also popular with bread and fruit.

Beaufort is produced in large batch, one batch produces one wheel of cheese. Milk is introduced into the cultures of rennet and appetizers and the resulting cottage cheese is pushed into giant forms, pressed and salted. Hjak cheese also joined him during the first pressing, which leaves a recognizable impression in the finished cheese. The cheese is pressed to eliminate holes, let it set and then released from the mold and oldNot in the cheese cave.

Winter Beaufort will be pale white color and has a much softer taste, even though it still retains a cream rich in a butterfly of summer cheese. Summer cheese develops much yellow to cream color and is tastier and more aromatic. For this reason, most consumers prefer summer cheese, although fine tones of winter cheese are quite unique.