Beaufort cheese

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Beaufort cheese is a traditional firm, raw cow’s milk cheese from the French Alps, renowned for its smooth texture and rich, nutty flavor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Beaufort cheese canonical 1
Beaufortain cheese-producing area 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine cheese
French cheese
cheese
agingRequirementMinimum 5 months
AOCStatusType Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
aroma buttery
fruity
classification hard cheese
countryOfOrigin France
curdTreatment cooked
pressed
flavor nutty
rich
hasProtectedStatus PDO
hasVariety Beaufort d’alpage
Beaufort d’hiver
Beaufort d’été
holePresence few or no eyes
madeFromMilkOf cow
milkSource mountain pasture cows
milkTreatment raw milk
namedAfter Beaufort, Savoie
originLanguageName Beaufort
pasteColor pale yellow
PDOStatusGrantedBy European Union
PDOStatusType Appellation d’Origine Protégée
productionMethod cooked pressed cheese
regionOfOrigin French Alps
Savoie
rindColor brownish
rindType natural rind
servingTemperature room temperature
shape large wheel
surfaceTreatment brine rubbed
texture firm
smooth
traditionalBreedUsed Abondance cows
linked to: Abondance cow

Tarine cows
typicalAgingRange 5–12 months
typicalFatInDryMatter about 48%
typicalUse cooking cheese
table cheese
typicalWheelDiameter about 54–70 cm
typicalWheelHeight about 11–16 cm
typicalWheelWeight about 40 kg
usedInDish fondue
gratin
savoyard cuisine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beaufortain Massif hasProduct Beaufort cheese
Arêches-Beaufort cheeseRegion Beaufortain cheese-producing area
linked to: Beaufort cheese