Époisses

Also known as Epoisses, Epoisses de Bourgogne, Époisses de Bourgogne

Époisses (), also known as Époisses de Bourgogne (), is a legally demarcated cheese made in the village of Époisses and its environs, in the département of Côte-d'Or, about halfway between Dijon and Auxerre, in the former duchy of Burgundy, France, from agricultural processes and resources traditionally found in that region.

Key facts

Cheese.region: Côte-d'Or
Cheese.town: Époisses
Cheese.source: Cows
Cheese.pasteurized: Some
Cheese.name: Époisses
Cheese.image: 260px
Cheese.country: France
Cheese.texture: Soft, washed rind
Cheese.aging: At least six weeks
Cheese.certification: French AOC 1991

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: French cheese
Country: France
Country of origin: France
Material used: cow's milk
Image: Epoisses Germain.jpg

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Commons category: Époisses (cheese)
product certification: Protected designation of origin
location of creation: Haute-Marne
total produced: 1342
time of earliest written record: 1775-00-00

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Époisses is a pungent soft-paste cow's-milk cheese. Smear-ripened, "washed rind" (washed in brine and Marc de Bourgogne, the local pomace brandy), it is circular at around either or in diameter, with a distinctive soft red-orange color. It is made either from raw or pasteurized milk, and is sold in a circular wooden box. The rind is edible.

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