Epoisses from Bourgogne(Burgundy),my fav cheese ,soft and very smelly!
Epoisses,a village of 800 people is home in its center of a nice castle.It is situated around halfway between Dijon and Auxerre in Côte d'Or,a département of Bougogne(Burgundy).But Epoisses is wellknow because of the eponymous cheese,an unpasteurized cows-milk cheese,pungent.Most of the French consider it smelly.Because it is soft,it is shaped in a wooden box.It is most creamy from July to February and contains 50% of fat.It's a soft washed-rind cheese,washed in marc de Bourgogne,the local spirit.It is circular,commonly sold in a shape of 10 cm in diameter and its color is red-orange.Like Brillat-Savarin,the great epicure and gastronome of the 18 th century in France who classed it as the king of all the cheeses,like Napoléon I (the great!!) who was fan of it,I'm very fond of this"delicacy" with a very strong odor(reportedly it has been banned from French public transport :according to Wikipedia but as French,I can't believe it!)
It is said that the first Epoisses was made by monks of the Abbaye of Citeaux in the heart of Burgundy.
In 1991 Epoisses was awarded AOC status.
CHATEAU D'EPOISSES,EPOISSES CASTLE
The visit of this impressive Medieval and Renaissance castle,ancient fortress surrounded by a double fortification is feasible from the 01/07 to 30/08 everyday except Tuesday at 10-12 14-18 and costs 7 euro (3,5 under 12).You can have a free Epoisses tasting from the Fromagerie Berthaut.All the year,from 9 to 19 for 2 euro, people can visit the outside.Don't miss the pigeon house of the XVth century with 3000 pigeon seats and the old houses in the outer court where villagers in the war time should be protected.
contact: 33( 0)1 42 27 73 11 or 33( 0)3 80 96 40 56
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