Where to eat in Paris: Top 10 LOCAL FAVOURITES which must be on the list of every MyFrenchLife.org Community member.
Best Baguette in Paris 2023, goes to Au Levain des Pyrénées, 44 rue des Pyrénées, 75020 - led by boulanger Tharshan Selvarajah, The bakery wins a small cash prize, and a contract to supply the Élysée palace (the president) for the coming year.
Epoisses is a regional symbol & popular French cheese - it's a cheese with a strong character.
The category of Brie encompasses many different cheeses – there are only two AOP cheeses in Ile-de-France: Brie de Meaux and Brie de Melun.
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: the biggest goat’s milk AOP cheese in all of France, with 7.5 million tons produced every year.
It would be easy, in spotting a downy, barrel-shaped Chaource, to confuse it for double-cream Brillat-Savarin. I’ll admit I’ve done it several times before, and Lionel Dosne of the Ferme des Tourelles quickly reassures me I’m not the only one.
Fourme d’Ambert AOP - sliced into its characteristic rounds, Fourme d’Ambert should reveal a creamy, ivory color and a uniquely soft, unctuous texture that veers almost towards chewiness.
Neufchâtel isn’t well-known outside of Normandy, as little is produced: about 1700 tons per year, as compared to 60000 tons of Camembert.
"While we love Maroilles, with its assertive aroma and bite, it can be a tough one to wrap your head around, at first."
These resources will give you all the tools you need to become cheese-savvy: perfect for showing off at your next French soirée, and curing your longing for France.
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