Production of the famous seasonal cheese from the Haut-Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) – the Mont d’Or – begins this week, with the first cheeses expected to be available from September 10.
Also known as “Vacherin”, “Vacherin du Haut Doubs” or “Vacherin Mont d’Or”, the seasonal cheese is sold from mid-September to mid-May.
This is traditionally because during the winter months, the cows would descend from their summertime mountain pastures, and there would not be enough milk to make the region’s traditional Comté; hence the creation of a smaller, softer, fattier cheese.
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