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Beaufort

Cheese Details

• Cheese: Beaufort
• Milk: raw cow's milk
• Country: France
• Region: Savoie, French Alps
• Family: Gruyere
• Kind: firm
• Fat: 34%
• Texture: creamy and smooth
• Color: pale yellow
• Flavor: strong
• Aroma: aromatic, pungent
• Description: This remarkable cheese was already known in the time of the Romans. It takes about 500 litres (130 gallons) of milk to make a Beaufort of 40 - 45 kg. The cheese is made from the milk given by the mahogany-colored Beaufort cows, called the Tarines or Tarentaises. This ancient mountain breed originally came from the Indo-Asian continent. Beaufort cheeses come in several versions, Beaufort d’été (summer Beaufort), Beaufort chalet d’alpage and Beaufort d'hiver (winter Beaufort) which is made in the mountain chalets.