Fougette au Thym

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Soft - France

Moussey and rich. Sweetly herbal. Approachable saltiness With a nod towards the cheeses of Provence, this quenelle of young goats’ cheese is given just a touch of thyme oil. It is then ripened only to the point that the herbal quality lingers without dominating the milky flavour of the cheese itself.
Raw Milk
How Much Cheese To Buy?
Pack Weight: 70g - 100g

£10.90

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Product Description

This petit quenelle of goat’s cheese is a rare find, made at a small family-owned goat farm just North of Toulouse. Their herd of goats is only about three hundred strong, and enjoy a life outdoors feeding only on the wild garrigue scrubland and what is grown on the farm. Their milk is made into cheese on the farm, aromatised with thyme and thyme leaves, then sent within the same week to Rodolphe le Meunier’s caves in Touraine. There, he and his team of affineurs mature it for a further ten days to nurture a delicate Geotrichum rind, which clings tightly to the paste. The name of the cheese is a portmanteau of fougere and bouygette, referring firstly to the fern that topped the original version of the cheese, and then to the local term for the cheese’s shape. Gently milky with the texture of a mousse, it is sweetly herbal with approachable salinity.

Nutritional Information

Typical values Per 100g

Energy, 1142KJ / 273Kcal
Fat, 23g
-of which saturated, 17g
Carbohydrate, 0.9g
-of which sugars, trace
Protein, 16g
Salt, 0.9g

Ingredients & Allergen Advice

Raw goat's MILK, thyme leaf 0.4%, salt, lactic starter (MILK), animal rennet, thyme essential oil.

For allergens see ingredients in bold.

Store & Serve

Keep refrigerated below 8°. Eat within 7 days of receipt or the date shown on cheese. Once you have cut into the cheese, eat within 5 days.

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What makes The Fine Cheese Co. unique?

We select and mature traditionally-made artisan cheeses from independent producers who prioritise quality over profit.

For over thirty years we have nurtured and supported the cream of British cheesemakers, and we played an integral role in the revival of traditional British cheesemaking in the early 1990s.

We produce our own range of Partners for Cheese, and our cheese and partners are supplied to hundreds of UK retailers and exported to over 50 countries world-wide.

Who are the founders of The Fine Cheese Co.?

We were founded in 1990 by Ann-Marie Dyas, a renowned judge at both the British and World Cheese Awards and winner of the Guild of Fine Food Lifetime Achievement Award. Ann-Marie was committed to the survival and growth of traditional cheesemaking and to introducing and sharing farmhouse cheeses, as well as the stories behind them, to as wide a public as possible.

Ann-Marie's mission was "To seek out the best, and, when it’s been found, to keep looking". This same tireless pursuit of excellence is the core value across the company.

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The Fine Cheese Co. is based in historic Bath, England. We were founded 30 years ago by Ann-Marie Dyas, a judge at the British and World Cheese Awards and recipient of the Guild of Fine Food Lifetime Achievement Award.

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