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Fontina
Fontina is an Italian semi-soft cow's milk cheese with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, produced exclusively in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy. Documentation of the cheese dates back to the 13th century, with its name deriving from the local village of Fontin. The cheese has a pale yellow interior with small holes and a natural rind, featuring a nutty, mildly earthy fla...
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Morbier
Morbier is a semi-soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese originating from the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. It is immediately identifiable by a distinctive dark horizontal line of vegetable ash that bisects its paste, a visual trait originating from the historical practice of using soot to protect the morning's leftover curd before adding the evening milking. The cheese has a complex, earth...
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