 | Description: In the 1950’s, a category of cheeses called triple creams was created and defined as any cheese containing at least 75% butterfat. (Keep in mind that butter typically has about 80% butterfat.) This level is achieved by adding pure cream to the milk used to make these cheeses. Explorateur is one of these cheeses with its 75% butterfat content. We have chosen to carry a very small size of this cheese. Because it is so rich, a little bit goes a very long way, and unless you have several friends with which to share a pound or even half a pound of these cheeses, they will usually go bad before you can eat them all. Like all triple creams, this cheese can be eaten at nearly any stage of ripening. As the cheese ages, its interior with go from a chalky, firm, pristine white to a runny, yellow to beige mass with a much more intense flavor. Each stage is delicious in its own right.
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Type of Milk: Cow
Where is it Produced: France
Wine Pairings:
| Semillon: Semillion is a crisp sweet wine with a crispness that matches well to the creamy, with slight salty, mineral notes of the cheese.
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| Champagne: Explorateur creams well at room temperature and has such a nice buttery richness which compliments the crisp fruit, nice sugars and the effervescence of the bubbly.
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Current Price at igourmet.com: $ 11.99 |
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