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Normandy : Top 10 Cheeses

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1. Camembert

This world-famous cheese was invented by Marie Harel during the Revolution. By the 1880s, equipped with its famous box and label, it was being exported all over Europe.
2. Livarot

Another cheese with a long history, it tastes a great deal better than it smells.
3. Neufchâtel

Dating back to the 10th century, this creamy cheese comes as a heart, or in one of five other shapes.
4. Pont l’Evêque

Originally called Angelot, this square, washed rind cheese, matured in wooden boxes, dates back to the Middle Ages.
5. Pavé d’Auge

Square, spicy cheese from the northern Pays d’Auge – a forerunner of Pont l’Evêque.
6. Brillat-Savarin

A triple-cream cheese invented by cheese-maker Henri Androuët.
7. Fin-de-siècle

Despite its name, the history of this triple-cream cheese, promoted by Androuët, is unknown.
8. Fromage de Monsieur

A strong cheese invented near Rouen and sold by a man whose name really was M Fromage (Mr Cheese).
9. Coutances

Packaged in a round box, this rich, creamy cheese has a thin crust.
10. Briquebec

This mild cheese was invented in the 19th century by the Trappist monks of the Abbaye de Briquebec in the département of Manche.