A Cheesemonger's Tour de France

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Brie, Munster, Comté, Roquefort, Salers, Ossau-Iraty, Camembert: in Ned Palmer's hands, each one becomes a way into a region's geography, farming, folklore, politics, and craftsmanship. Palmer, who has worked with London's Neal's Yard Dairy and Mons Cheesemongers, travels across France in search of these and other iconic cheeses, tracing the landscapes and histories that shaped them by approaching each region through its most emblematic fromage. Along the way, he visits contemporary producers, examines the pressures facing artisanal cheesemaking today, and shows how each cheese carries the character of the place it comes from. The book closes with a directory of French cheese and straightforward advice on buying and tasting it — a tour readers can pick back up at their own table. Paperback. Black and white photographs throughout.

• Binding: Hardcover

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