A Cheesemonger's Tour De France

A Cheesemonger's Tour De France

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Publisher's Synopsis

Longlisted for the 2024 André Simon Awards Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country with 246 different cheeses. And perhaps he was right. Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a physical thing, as the hard texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura. Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War soldiers. In A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, Ned Palmer wends his way around the country's regions, meeting the remarkable cheesemongers who carry the torch for France's oldest and most treasured traditions. As he explains the mysteries of terroir and why each of those different fromages taste as they do, he shows that a French cheeseboard offers genuine insights into la Belle République.

Book information

ISBN: 9781788166935
Publisher: Profile
Imprint: Profile Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 641.37350944
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 1582
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 490g
Height: 145mm
Width: 226mm
Spine width: 36mm