Vieux-boulogne

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Vieux-boulogne is a French soft cheese made from untreated milk ( raw milk ). It is similar to a Pont-l'Évêque .

history

The Vieux-boulogne, also known as sablé du Boulonnais , comes from Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais department . Despite its name (Vieux-boulogne translates as Alt-Boulogne), this cheese has only been around since July 1982, after the recipe was considered lost. Today it is produced in three cheese factories.

Manufacturing

The Vieux-boulogne is made from unpasteurized cow's milk , which comes from the area of ​​origin between the capes of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez . The typical vegetation between the capes influences the milk quality as feed for the cows. The milk is warmed up and rennet is added. The thick milk is cut into pieces. The fracture is from the whey separated and shapes to squares shaped and lightly pressed. The cheese is treated with red smear and matures in 7 to 9 weeks in humid cellar rooms. The red smear is formed by regularly rubbing the resulting cheese rind with beer from Saint-Léonard .

The cheese produced according to the Artisanal production category is square. With an edge length of 10 to 11 cm, the cheese is approx. 4 cm thick and weighs 400 to 500 g. Its dough is ivory-colored, matt-glossy and has broken holes.

odor

The Vieux-Boulogne is known for its strong odor. This was done in November 2004 by Dr. Stephen White and a team of scientists from Cranfield University , Bedfordshire, UK. A group of 19 tasters, supplemented by an electronic nose, evaluated the smells of 15 selected types of cheese. It is believed that the joint biochemical reaction of enzymes in the beer and the red smear on the cheese are the cause of this strong odor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philippe Olivier: Fromages des Pays du Nord. Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Ardennes. Taillandier, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-86562-093-X .
  2. ↑ "Vieux Boulogne" World's stinkiest cheese voted RP-online from November 26, 2004
  3. ↑ The cheese is getting scarcer  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Süddeutsche Zeitung from December 1, 2004@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.sueddeutsche.de  

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