32 Most Popular French Cheeses (Comprehensive Guide to French Cheese) – Chef's Pencil

32 Most Popular French Cheeses (Comprehensive Guide to French Cheese) – Chef's Pencil

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No one knows for sure how many different cheeses you can find in France. The latest estimates point to 1600 different types although you can also find numbers that vary between 350 and 450; that's because there are many different ways to classify cheeses in France either by category variety or type:

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But let’s be honest: what matters most to you is how this cheese tastes and how you consume it. So let’s get down to the cheese (pun intended!) and the nitty gritty. And for that purpose we’ve divided them into seven main categories:

These are not cooked not aged and have no rind… It is cheese in its simplest expression. This gives them great versatility as they can be eaten with sugar salt savoury dishes spices honey berries. The combinations are truly endless!

Every region in France produces fresh cheese so there is no one that really stands out. The two varieties mentioned below are standard industrially produced.