MilkCow
TextureSemi-hard
RegionMaritime grass country
Aging6–18 months
What to look for
Cloth still bonded to the rind. Lifting cloth means moisture got underneath.
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Farmhouse cloth-bound
Bound in cloth and larded, so the rind breathes and the paste dries slowly. Ages into something brothy rather than sharp.
More Semi-hard styles
Mountain tomme
The everyday wheel of a mountain make: pressed, brined and turned, eaten young by the people who made it.
Goat tomme
A pressed goat wheel, which is rarer than it should be: most goat milk goes to fresh formats because it…
Brined sheep wheel
Held in brine through its aging rather than salted dry, which keeps the paste close and the flavor direct.