French Cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin
22 entries in the French Cheeses with Protected Designation of Origin compendium.
Beaufort cheeseA firm Alpine cheese from the Savoie region.Bleu d'AuvergneA creamy blue cheese from Auvergne with a milder, buttery taste.Bleu de GexA mild, young blue cheese from the Jura region of France.Brie de MeauxA raw-milk brie with AOC status since 1980.ChabichouA cylindrical goat cheese from Poitou with a creamy texture.Chaource cheeseA soft cow's milk cheese with a white rind.ChevrotinA Savoyard goat cheese with a brief maturation period.Comté cheeseA cooked pressed cheese from the Jura Mountains.Crottin de ChavignolA Loire Valley goat cheese from a village of two hundred.ÉpoissesA pungent washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy.Fourme de MontbrisonA mild blue cheese from the Forez mountains.Laguiole cheeseA pressed uncooked cheese from the Aubrac plateau.Langres cheeseA soft cow's milk cheese with a vibrant orange rind and concave top.Maroilles cheeseA washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from northern France.Morbier cheeseSemi-soft cows' milk cheese with a distinctive black ash layer.Munster cheeseA strong-smelling soft cheese from the Vosges mountains.PicodonA dry, spicy goats-milk cheese from the Rhône valley.Pouligny-Saint-Pierre cheeseA pyramidal goats'-milk cheese from central France with AOC status.ReblochonA soft washed-rind cheese from the French Alps.Rocamadour cheeseA small soft goat cheese from Périgord and Quercy.Selles-sur-Cher cheeseA cylindrical goat cheese with a grey-blue mould exterior.Valençay cheeseA truncated pyramidal goat cheese from Berry, France.
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