Cantal

Cantal

What it is

Pliny the Elder praised a cheese from these mountains two thousand years ago, which makes Cantal a plausible claimant to the oldest in France. It is sold at three ages, and they are three different cheeses: jeune is springy and lactic, entre-deux rounded, vieux dry and almost bitter.

In the kitchen

Young Cantal is what makes truffade and aligot stretch. Old Cantal will not stretch at all — buy by age, not by name.

Goes with

Potato Garlic Butter Black pepper Onion Walnut Apple Thyme

Also used with

Salers beef Spignel

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