A cheesemonger’s tour de francaise

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 Comt echoes its rugged Alpine home 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 cheesemakers who carry the torch for France s oldest and most intense 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 R publique A Cheesemonger s Tour de FranceSimply fantastic Ned knows his cheese and his passion for the stuff seeps through every page An amazingly evocative writer you can virtually smell and taste each variety as you go mthrough the book: A cheesemonger’s tour de francaise If you only like cheese then this book will make you love it. A cheesemonger’s tour de francaise And if you dont like cheese then after reading this youll be a convert A masterpiece and a true Homage to Fromage English