On the weekend of 1 – 2 June 2024 the village of Sainte Maure (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire) between Chinon and Loches celebrates the local goat’s cheese (Sainte Maure de Touraine) with a 2 day festival. with plenty of opportunity for eating, drinking, dancing and music – learn more about this cheese and about the “guest” Cheese Region
The cheese is an aged Goats Cheese – quite different to the fresh goats milk cheeses you normally see. It is cylindrical in shape, often covered with ash and with a straw running through the middle, which helps it to mature. It has Appellation Controllée (AOC) status which means that only cheese from this areas can be so called, and there are strict rules on its content and making.
According to the Dorling Kindersley guide to French Cheeses (Eyewitness Companions)
For more info see www.sainte-maure-de-touraine.fr/
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