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French Cheeses: The Grand Quiz

What milk is Roquefort made from? Which very strong Italian cheese is banned from commercial sale? Which Savoyard cheese melts into the tartiflette, which region produces Camembert, what color is the rind of Mimolette? 15 questions from Comté to Munster to place each AOP by its milk, region and rind.

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The 15 quiz questions

Question 1 : Which French region produces the famous Camembert?

Possible answers:

  • Brittany
  • Normandy
  • Provence
  • Burgundy

Explanation: Camembert de Normandie is an AOP cheese produced since the 18th century in this northwestern region of France.

Question 2 : What type of milk is Roquefort made from?

Possible answers:

  • Cow
  • Sheep
  • Goat
  • Buffalo

Explanation: Roquefort is exclusively made from raw sheep's milk from the Lacaune breed, raised in the southern Aveyron region.

Question 3 : What is the name of the iconic holey cheese from the French Alps?

Possible answers:

  • Comté
  • Beaufort
  • Tomme de Savoie
  • Emmental

Explanation: Emmental de Savoie is characterized by its large holes formed during aging by bacteria that produce carbon dioxide gas.

Question 4 : Which uncooked pressed cheese, melted in half-wheel form, gives its name to a dish served on potatoes?

Possible answers:

  • Raclette
  • Reblochon
  • Beaufort
  • Tomme de Savoie

Explanation: Raclette is a raw cow's milk cheese originally from Swiss Valais, also produced in Savoie. The eponymous dish involves scraping the melted rind off a heated half-wheel and letting it run onto potatoes, accompanied by charcuterie.

Question 5 : Which AOP goat cheese is covered with a thin ash-coated rind?

Possible answers:

  • Sainte-Maure de Touraine
  • Crottin de Chavignol
  • Selles-sur-Cher
  • Valençay

Explanation: Selles-sur-Cher, a goat cheese from Centre-Val de Loire, is dusted with wood ash which gives it its characteristic gray-blue color.

Question 6 : From which French region does Comté come?

Possible answers:

  • Franche-Comté
  • Alsace
  • Savoie
  • Auvergne

Explanation: Comté is an AOP cheese from the Jura mountains (Franche-Comté), aged at least 4 months in cellars. It is the most produced AOP cheese in France.

Question 7 : Which Savoyard cheese melts deliciously in tartiflette?

Possible answers:

  • Beaufort
  • Raclette
  • Reblochon
  • Tomme de Savoie

Explanation: Reblochon, a raw cow's milk cheese, is the essential ingredient of tartiflette, a traditional Savoyard dish.

Question 8 : Which log-shaped goat cheese is famous in France?

Possible answers:

  • Chabichou du Poitou
  • Goat cheese log
  • Rocamadour
  • Picodon

Explanation: The goat cheese log is a fresh or aged cheese, particularly popular in the Loire Valley and Poitou.

Question 9 : What vibrant color is the paste of Mimolette?

Possible answers:

  • Pale yellow
  • Orange
  • Red
  • White

Explanation: Mimolette gets its characteristic orange color from annatto, a natural plant-based coloring added to the milk.

Question 10 : Which French cheese is famous for its blue veins?

Possible answers:

  • Camembert
  • Roquefort
  • Brie
  • Comté

Explanation: Roquefort develops its blue veins thanks to Penicillium roqueforti, a fungus naturally present in the caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Question 11 : Which cheese traditionally accompanies fresh figs as a starter?

Possible answers:

  • Camembert
  • Roquefort
  • Brie
  • Fresh goat cheese

Explanation: Fresh goat cheese, with its creamy texture and mild taste, pairs perfectly with the sweetness of figs for a French cuisine classic.

Question 12 : Which very strong Italian cheese, containing live larvae, is banned from commercial sale?

Possible answers:

  • Casu Marzu
  • Brocciu
  • Venaco
  • Niolo

Explanation: Casu Marzu is a Sardinian cheese containing live larvae. Its sale is banned by the EU for health reasons.

Question 13 : Approximately how many AOP (Protected Designation of Origin) cheeses does France have?

Possible answers:

  • 46
  • 72
  • 120
  • 250

Explanation: France has 46 AOP cheeses, making it the country with the most protected cheeses in the world.

Question 14 : Which cheese is traditionally nicknamed "the king of cheeses"?

Possible answers:

  • Camembert
  • Roquefort
  • Comté
  • Brie de Meaux

Explanation: Brie de Meaux received this nickname at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, where it was voted the world's best cheese by European diplomats.

Question 15 : From which French region does Munster, the strong-smelling cheese, originate?

Possible answers:

  • Alsace
  • Lorraine
  • Savoy
  • Burgundy

Explanation: Munster is a soft washed-rind cheese produced in the Alsatian Vosges. Its name comes from the Latin word "monasterium" (monastery).

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