Pont L'eveque

This weeks cheese is Pont L'eveque from France. Purchased from Springbank Cheese Company in Willow Park (the have a north Calgary location as well.) Cost was $5.42/100g - my piece was $9.43.


From Wikipedia:

Pont-l'Évêque is a French cheese, originally manufactured in the area around the commune of Pont-l'Évêque, between Deauville and Lisieux in the Calvados département of Basse-Normandie, and probably the oldest Norman cheese still in production.

Pont-l'Évêque is an uncooked, unpressed cow's-milk cheese, square in shape usually at around 10cm square and around 3cm high, weighing 400g. The central pâte is soft, creamy pale yellow in colour with a smooth, fine texture and has a pungent aroma. This is surrounded by a washed rind that is white with a gentle orange-brown coloration. The whole is soft when pressed but lacks elasticity. It is generally ranked alongside Brie, Camembert, and Roquefort as one of the most popular cheeses in France.

Our verdict:

Stinky but yummy! Our piece was not a small square (as described above) but a large triangle like the picture. I left it out on the counter for a few hours and it was sooo yummy spread on crackers. Creamy, strong, and delish. I would not recommend heating this cheese up (on pizza for example) because it has a very similar texture to brie and would probably end up being a bit rubbery.

All in all a very nice cheese and I will be very tempted to purchase it again (although I am supposed to buy something new - boo.)