Top 10 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.
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2. Livarot
Another cheese with a long history, it tastes a great deal better than it smells.
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3. Neufchâtel
Dating back to the 10th century, this creamy cheese comes as a heart, or in one of five other shapes.
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4. Pont l’Evêque
Originally called Angelot, this square, washed rind cheese, matured in wooden boxes, dates back to the Middle Ages.
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5. Pavé d’Auge
Square, spicy cheese from the northern Pays d’Auge – a forerunner of Pont l’Evêque.
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6. Brillat-Savarin
A triple-cream cheese invented by cheese-maker Henri Androuët.
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7. Fin-de-siècle
Despite its name, the history of this triple-cream cheese, promoted by Androuët, is unknown.
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8. Fromage de Monsieur
A strong cheese invented near Rouen and sold by a man whose name really was M Fromage (Mr Cheese).
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9. Coutances
Packaged in a round box, this rich, creamy cheese has a thin crust.
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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.
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