Description
Mont D’Or is a delicious seasonal French Cheese that comes from the Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Made by small dairies in the Jura Mountains from mid-August to mid-March when the cows are brought down the mountains from their higher summer pastures. They are then fed on a diet of grass and hay, which contributes to this cheese’s distinct flavour. The milk produced is very rich and creamy. But not plentiful enough to make whole Comte wheels so instead these French cheese makers use it to make Mont D’Or.
This rich soft creamy cheese has a washed rind that has woody, sweet and grassy undertones. When made, the cheese is kept in a wooden box made of spruce, which stops the cheese oozing out everywhere as it can be very runny when ripe.
You can either serve it with warm crusty bread spooning it straight out of the box. Or our favourite way to enjoy this legendary cheese is to bake it creating a meal in itself as a delicious fondue!
If you haven’t tried Mont D’Or before, you are in for a real gourmet treat. This French cheese’s seasonal availability and distinct flavours makes it an absolute must for all cheese lovers.
Cheese and Wine Pairing
This ‘so-runny-you-can-eat-it-with-a-spoon’ cheese goes well with dry white wines. Such as our award winning Marsanne-Viognier from the Languedoc region or our fantastic Sauvignon Blanc Mount Brown from New Zealand. Deliciously good!
Although nearly any food is capable of causing an allergic reaction, only the bellow listed foods account for 90 percent of all food-allergic reactions. These foods are:
- Cereals containing gluten, namely: wheat (such as spelt and Khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats
- Crustaceans for example prawns, crabs, lobster, crayfish
- Eggs
- Fish
- Peanuts
- Soybeans
- Milk
- Nuts; namely almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia (or Queensland) nuts
- Celery (including celeriac)
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Sulphur dioxide/sulphites, where added and at a level above 10mg/kg in the finished product. This can be used as a preservative in dried fruit
- Lupin which includes lupin seeds and flour and can be found in types of bread, pastries and pasta
- Molluscs like clams, mussels, whelks, oysters, snails and squid
This section is for information purposes on common food allergens, and provides assistance for avoiding these ingredients. If you are unsure or you need more information on certain products please email: contact@urbanmerchants.co.uk
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Cheese: Mont D’Or, 400g
Country: France
Region: Lyon
Milk: Cow’s Milk
Type: Semi-soft, artisan
Rind: Natural
Colour: Red
Flavours: Woody, Sweet, Grassy
Vegetarian: No
Allergen Information: Dairy, Trace of Nuts
