How do you serve Mont D Or?
If you get a really ripe Mont d’Or you can eat it straight out of the pot – dip in a hunk of fresh baguette and scoop it up, or slather it on with a spoon! Its’ got a delicious nutty, earthy taste. Or bake it – a really popular way to eat it in France as it brings out even more flavour.
How is Mont D or made?
It’s made when Montbeliarde or French Simmental cows are brought down from their high summertime pastures in the Mont d’Or massif in the Haut Doubs area of the Jura mountains on the borders of Switzerland.
What goes with Mont D Or?
Serve with good bread, although some people like to boil up some new potatoes and make a full meal out of it, often including slices of ham. Pair it with a a good, flavorful white wine (such as Arbois, Chasselas, Sancerre, Chardonnay, or Gewürtztraminer), Champagne, or beer.
Can you eat the rind on Mont D Or?
After being strapped in spruce bark the cheese is lightly-washed to encourage it to ripen (for 15 days). It helps that the Franche-Comte is also known for it’s salt mines, this salty washing solution helped create the dappled orange, and white fluffy rind (you can eat this rind – it’s edible!).
Is Mont D or cheese pasteurized?
A traditional cheese of France and Switzerland made from cow’s milk that typically will contain almost 50 percent milk fat. When produced in Switzerland, the cheese is referred to as Vacherin Mont d’Or and is made with pasteurized milk….Cheese fondue (USDA#01163)
| Serving Size | 1 cup |
|---|---|
| Sodium | 132mg |
| Cholesterol | 45mg |
Can Mont D or cheese be frozen?
For 2 people cut in half, line a small souffle dish with foil, place half in dish add enough white wine to reach approx half way up cheese. Fold foil loosely over the top. Try this version for baking a whole cheese. Interesting that Vacherin will freeze, may need to seal well in the freezer!
Can you freeze Mont D Or?
This is made with a Badoz Vacherin Du Haut-Doubs. The cheese is 350g, which is slightly smaller than a Vacherin Mont D’Or. It is slightly less daunting. Interesting that Vacherin will freeze, may need to seal well in the freezer!
Can you eat the rind of Mont D or cheese?
Can you eat the rind of Mont D Or?
It helps that the Franche-Comte is also known for it’s salt mines, this salty washing solution helped create the dappled orange, and white fluffy rind (you can eat this rind – it’s edible!).
