Town Ambert Pasteurized Depends on variety Milk source Dairy cattle Region of origin Auvergne Texture Semi-hard | Source of milk Cow Aging time 1-4 Months Country of origin France Rind Natural Aging 1-4 months | |
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Certification AOC 2002
With Fourme de Montbrison
since 1972 Similar Fourme de Montbrison, Bleu d'Auvergne, Saint‑Nectaire, Cantal cheese, Salers cheese | ||
How to make fourme d ambert style cheese
Fourme d'Ambert is one of France's oldest cheeses, and dates from as far back as Roman times. It is made from raw cow's milk from the Auvergne region of France, with a distinct, narrow cylindrical shape.
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- How to make fourme d ambert style cheese
- Feuilleton la fourme d ambert l autre fromage bleu d auvergne
- References
The semi-hard cheese is inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti spores and aged for at least 28 days.
Almost identical to Fourme de Montbrison, the two were protected by the same AOC from 1972 until 2002 when each was recognized as its own cheese with slight differences in manufacture. A likeness of the cheese can be found sculpted above the entrance to a medieval chapel in La Chaulme, Puy-de-Dôme.
Although most often produced with pasteurized milk by industry and Coopératives, more recently artisanal production has begun using raw milk, and farm or fermier production has now restarted. Presently, four farmers produce annually up to 35 tonnes (38.58 tons) of fourme d'Ambert fermière AOP made with raw milk.
Feuilleton la fourme d ambert l autre fromage bleu d auvergne
