Fromager D'affinois

Smooth and pliant; a great introduction to French brie styles!
Quick Facts
Country of Origin:
France
Milk Type/Treatment:
Pasteurized Cow
Rennet Type:
Microbial
The Flavor Experience
The fine velvet rind of Fromager d’Affinois encases a paste
so creamy you’d swear it was a triple crème. Rich and satiny, this innovative
cheese borrows different elements from our favorite French bloomy-rinds to create
this wildly popular wheel. With the disc-shape of a camembert, but the buttery
flavor and thick texture of a triple crème, this cheese will fulfill all your
soft-cheese needs and desires in a single wedge.
The Story
It may feel like a triple crème, but it’s not. In lieu of
adding additional cream during cheesemaking, makers of Fromager d’Affinois
utilize a novel technology called ultafiltration. In this effiecint method, the
fluffiest fat and protein molecules (those most desirable for cheese) are
concentrated in the milk before coagulation, while much of the water is removed.
Once cheesemaking is under way, most of the hard work of concentrating the
tasty, rich elements, and expelling the water, is already done, allowing
cheesemakers to achieve a rich, dense cheese with less milk.
Usage Tips
All that velvet and satin deserves an equally lush
accompaniment. Serve Fromager d’Affinois with thick slices of ripe peaches and
apricots for the pinnacle of textural luxury. A slightly sweet Riesling, full
of the same stone-fruit notes, will be pleased to join your party. Something spicy
is nicely cooled by the bright cream of this cheese, so go for some Biellese
Napolitona salami, or the spicy, spreadable Calabrain-style n’duja from N’Duja
Artisans.