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Amou

Cheese Details

• Cheese: Amou
• Milk: raw sheep's milk
• Country: France
• Region: Amou, Gascony
• Kind: firm
• Fat: 45%
• Color: golden yellow
• Synonyms: Amu, l'Amou
• Description: Amou is a farmhouse cheese made from sheep's milk. Named after the town 'Amou', this cheese is produced in Gascony in the southwest of France. It is a pressed and uncooked cheese. It takes a minimum of two months to mature but its ripening process can be extended up to six months also. It contains a minimum of 45% fat and has a thin brushed, washed, oiled and natural rind. It offers a firm and elastic paste with a sharp flavor. Tastes delicious with white and rose wines of Béarn or a dry fruity white wine.