Bleu des Causses AOC

Geographical area




• • France
•   •• Languedoc-Roussillon
•   •• Midi-Pyrnes

Type




• • semi-firm (Over 45% humidity)
• • semi-soft (Over 48% humidity)
• • dried, old (3-6 months)
• • P.P. - blue
• • double fat

Flavour




• • salty
• • spicy, piquant, acute

Aroma




• • strong, intense
• • nice
• • distinct, characteristic
• • spicy, piquant, acute
• • herbal

Use in cooking




• • vegetable salad
• • cheese plate
• • melted cheese in hot dishes, hot snacks and garnish
• • part of the sauce
• • for dessert or a sweet sauce

The combination with alcohol




• • white vintage wine
• • white semi-sweet or sweet wine
• • red local wine
• • red semi-sweet or sweet wine
• • dessert wine
• • dark beer

Composition of cheese




• • cow's milk
• • rennet of animal origin
• • culture of Penicillium

Certification

PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)(ES). Protected designation of origińe (PDO) stands for a product for which the principal steps for production are done following a well-established technique within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics. Year of registration 1996

AOC (Appellation d'origine contrôlée)(Fr). Year of registration 1953

Vegetarian

  No

Dietary product

  No

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Fats

   24 gr. per 100 gr.

Fat in dry matter

   45 - 50 %

Statistics

6,9 -  Individual visits per month (average)
276 -  All individual visits
21 08 2016 -  Date of publication of this article