Mont d'Or!

Tonight we decided to sample a very French meal. For the main course we had a Frisee salad with duck sautéed in honey and sea salt topped with apples and caramelized walnuts. We sampled some delicious saussisson made with Pheasant and Cognac, from the French market.

And for the cheese course we tried something called Mont D’Or. Apparently this is a famous cheese to eat hear in France and is said to provide the perfect setting for a romantic meal with your lover. So with candles on the table and a delicious French Bordeaux in our glasses we set off to enjoy our meal. The cheese comes in a wooden lidded container and is prepared by cutting a hole in the center and pouring in the liquor of your choice (in this instance we chose Cognac) and baking it in the oven for about 20 minutes to the consistency of something like a fondue. The cheeses meltability was superb, staying fluid and melted throughout our entire meal. As far as romantic, well let’s just say it left something to be desired. Maybe it was the pungent odor of foot emanating from the cheese or perhaps that it tasted like foot. Though Kyoko and Michel highly recommended this cheese, it was not one of my favorite indulgences so far. Starr (my hubby) seemed to like it and sopped up the liquidy cheese with fresh bread. Overall the meal was a success but next time I will pass on this cheese. For those of you out there who enjoy the aroma of stinky cheese, and I know there are plenty of you, give it a try. You might like it. And for you die hard stinky cheese lovers look out for our sampling of France’s stinkiest, coming soon.

Thank you for sharing, Julie! We can't get this one in the states!