Gratte-Paille

/graht PAH-ee/
[French]

"Scrape straw." A small brick of triple cream cheese made with cow's milk with a rich and creamy paste and white penicillin rind. It is ripened on straw, leading to its name. It has been made in Seine-et-Marne in Île-de-France since the 1970s from pasteurised milk. It contains rather surprisingly little fat for a triple cream cheese at 37% total fat. The curds are uncooked and unpressed. It weighs 180 g (6.35oz).

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