France is known for its hundreds of cheeses, but the most famous is perhaps the soft, round Camembert. To be considered a true Camembert, the cheese must be made in Normandy, in northwest France, from ...

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If you love a good stinky cheese, you’ll appreciate that a statue was built to commemorate the patron saint of stinky cheeses, Marie Harel, and that a Google Doodle was later doodled in her honor.

Camembert cheese stored at the Durand cheese factory, in Camembert, northwestern France. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP) A group of French cheese enthusiasts known as the 'Confrérie des chevaliers du ...

In the heart of Normandy, a group of dairy devotees has launched a cultural crusade to protect the authenticity of camembert cheese. Clad in medieval garb and armed with cheese knives, the Brotherhood ...

Discover the velvety world of soft-ripened, bloomy-rind cheeses with a one-of-a-kind class taught by Louella Hill (known locally as The Milk Maid). In class we mix milk and cream then inoculate with ...

Camembert, brie and various blue cheeses are on the “verge of extinction” due to a collapse in microbial diversity, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) said. Cheese itself ...

American scientists set out to simulate a fungus’s evolution into the edible mold that makes French cheeses like Camembert. By Emma Goldberg The legend of Camembert is one of daring escape and dairy ...

11:10, Sun, Oct 12, 2025 Updated: 11:13, Sun, Oct 12, 2025 Autumn is the season for comfort food, where warm, hearty dishes take centre stage on our dinner tables. If you’re looking for an incredibly ...