Roquefort cheese
On August 31st, 1666, Roquefort cheese acquired its "lettres de noblesse" (letters patent of nobility) once and for all. Indeed, a ruling of the Parliament in Toulouse decreed that only the cheese coming from the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon was genuine. Therefore, any cheese coming from any other place was declared counterfeit.
posted by Toulouse Photo Day at 9:32 PM
4 Comments:
oh my god, so much cheese. i can not resist cheese :)
Lovely photo. I thought Roquefort had blue bits in it.
Est-ce vrai que le Roquefort expédié dans les différentes régions de France n'est pas au même "stade", plus bleu pour les Parisiens, plus blanc pour les Marseillais? Pas vu de différence notable entre celui que nous avons ici, (à San Francisco) à marque égale, et celui de Paris.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon is in Aveyron. Legend has it it was created when a shepherd abandoned his ewe's milk cheese lunch in order to chase after a pretty shepherdess. When he came back, it was moldy and blue and thus Roquefort was invented. The cheese must be aged in the village of Roquefort but the milk can come from a much larger area. It looks like I'll have to continue this subject on my blog because this is getting a little long!
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