How do you serve Reblochon de Savoie?

How do you serve Reblochon de Savoie?

Reblochon AOC is perfect for winter dishes as the classic “Tartiflette”, a delicious baked gratin that’s traditional in Haute Savoie. Alone, Reblochon can be matched with many bread varieties and goes well with the wine of Savoie. It’s also very nice with nuts or dried fruits like fig, raisin or apricot.

What do you serve with Reblochon?

WINE RECOMMENDATION A good Savoie wine: Apremont, Crepy or a Chignin-Bergeron would go down well with any Reblochon dish and often in it!

Can you eat the rind of Reblochon?

Reblochon cheese is a soft, washed-rind cheese with a mild taste. Its light beige to orangey-yellow rind, which is edible, has white mould on it. The surface texture of the rind comes from the cheesecloth used during making the cheese.

Does Reblochon cheese melt well?

Reblochon is a French melting cheese, but any soft melting cheese can be substituted. It won’t look the same, and may not have a deliciously edible rind, but the dish will still work.

Can you cook Reblochon?

Season with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Layer the Reblochon slices on top. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden-brown and bubbling.

What does Reblochon cheese taste like?

Reblochon has a slight scent of the cellar and a mild fruity taste with an intense nutty aftertaste. Its delicate and subtle flavours go well with a glass of Savoie wine. The cheese is excellent on the cheeseboard.

Is Reblochon similar to Camembert?

Camembert is pale yellow and has a buttery and creamy taste. Its texture is like condensed milk which is easy for beginners to savour. Reblochon, in contrast, is mushroomy and herbal. The ivory cheese has a compact and rather dense texture.

Is Reblochon cheese Smelly?

Truth be told, it’s not as stinky as the tacky, red rind would lead you to believe. Instead, it smells a little yeasty and so strongly cavey, it stirs up wells of fromage-passion in my heart so strong, it’s almost inappropriate.

What does Reblochon mean in English?

Reblochon derives from the word “reblocher” which when literally translated means “to pinch a cow’s udder again”. This refers to the practice of holding back some of the milk from the first milking.

What can you serve with tartiflette?

Tartiflette is best served with charcuterie, fresh crisp green salad, cornichons and a decent bottle of wine. For vegetarians, you can substitute some chopped chestnut mushrooms for the bacon bits and add some smoked paprika. Washed down with lashings of white wine….

What English cheese is like Reblochon?

Gruyere cheese It shares many similarities with Reblochon; it tastes nutty, has a creamy, velvety appearance, and its flavor also changes as the cheese ages. Gruyere cheese is most commonly used in veal Corden blue, French soups, and cheese sandwiches.

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