The Cheese

Here is a photo of my latest love; Roquefort cheese. I discovered this culinary delight while we were visiting John-Mark, and his Mom served up three different cheeses with red wine for dessert. It is an addicting experience for the taste buds to savour the different flavours in the cheeses while sipping on a hearty red wine. Complete sensory overload.

Laced with nuggets of green mold, this mid- range Roquefort sells for about $1.10 CDN /100g.

I've decided to work my way though the 56 AOC (protected by the govenrment)http://www.inao.gouv.fr/ cheeses that France produces starting with this one. It is made from the milk of one of only three species of sheep, and is ripened in one of only seven caves on the entire planet that have this unique form of mold spore. As an AOC cheese, there are only seven licenses granted for its production and even that is strictly monitored.  The up-side to this is how cheap it is in France to enjoy this world famous cheese. The down side is that it looks angry and smells bad and Carol finds me less desirable after consuming.it.