A semihard, golden-yellow, industrially produced cheese with a tough yellow rind with a rather bland flavour, made from cow’s milk. There is also a soft, mild creamier version.
A small, spicy, supple cheese with a strong smell made around Chaumont in Champagne. It is a truncated cone with a white downy rind and it is at its best from July to November. It is also the capital of the Haut-Marne in Champagne.
The prefecture of the Haut-Marne department in Champagne, above the confluence of the Suize and Marne rivers. It is also a cheese.
Chaunay is a village and commune in the Vienne département of western France producing a cone-shaped goat's milk cheese. This small cheese is made on farms and in dairies in Poitou and has a strong flavour. Best from May to February. (AOC).
"Apple slippers." A puff pastry turnover with an apple filling.