Saint-Félicien (cheese)
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Saint-Félicien is a cow's milk cheese
produced in the Rhône-Alpes
region of France
. In France, it is designated a dauphinois cheese, referring to the former French province Dauphiné
where it originated. The cheese is a close cousin of another dauphinois cheese, Saint-Marcellin
, and bears a similar texture and taste, though it can be almost twice as large in diameter.
The name originates from the small town where the cheese was first produced and sold. The cheese was originally made from goat's milk, but since then it has become more common to produce the cheese with cow's milk. Its creamy interior is encased in a flower-style (fleurie) casing. Its average weight is 180 grams.
The optimal period for flavor occurs between April and September after an aging of 4 to 6 weeks, but it is also excellent consumed between March and December. It is softer and creamier than Saint-Marcellin.
One should not confuse this cheese with the goat's milk cheese called caillé doux, from Saint-Félicien, Ardèche
.
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
produced in the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In France, it is designated a dauphinois cheese, referring to the former French province Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
where it originated. The cheese is a close cousin of another dauphinois cheese, Saint-Marcellin
Saint-Marcellin
Saint-Marcellin is a soft French cheese made from cow's milk. Named after the small town of Saint-Marcellin , it is produced in a geographical area corresponding to part of the former Dauphiné province . It is generally small in size, weighing about 80 grams , with a mottled creamy-white exterior...
, and bears a similar texture and taste, though it can be almost twice as large in diameter.
The name originates from the small town where the cheese was first produced and sold. The cheese was originally made from goat's milk, but since then it has become more common to produce the cheese with cow's milk. Its creamy interior is encased in a flower-style (fleurie) casing. Its average weight is 180 grams.
The optimal period for flavor occurs between April and September after an aging of 4 to 6 weeks, but it is also excellent consumed between March and December. It is softer and creamier than Saint-Marcellin.
One should not confuse this cheese with the goat's milk cheese called caillé doux, from Saint-Félicien, Ardèche
Saint-Félicien, Ardèche
Saint-Félicien is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
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