Pont-l’Évêque

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Pont-l’Évêque

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Pont-l’Évêque, one of the classic cow’s-milk cheeses of Normandy, France, named for the eastern Normandy village in which it is produced. The traditional form of Pont-l’Évêque is a small, approximately 4-inch (10-cm) square, with a golden-brown rind crisscrossed by marks from the straw mats on which it is ripened.

The finely holed, golden-yellow interior is semisoft when young but after six to eight weeks softens, becoming almost, but not quite, runny. The aroma becomes increasingly pungent as the cheese ripens, and the rind becomes sticky. It should not, however, be rank or discoloured.

Pont-l’Évêque commonly is used in fondue. It also may be served with fruits such as pears or apples.

Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

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