Abondance cheese

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Abondance cheese is a semi-hard, raw cow’s milk cheese from the French Alps, prized for its nutty, fruity flavor and traditional production in the Haute-Savoie region.

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Abondance cheese canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French cheese
cheese
cow’s milk cheese
agingEnvironment cool humid cellars
agingTimeMinimum at least 3 months
agingTimeTypical 3 to 6 months
AOCStatusGranted 1990
AOPStatusGranted 1996
aroma fruity
nutty
color pale yellow paste
country France
countryOfOrigin France
culinaryUse fondue-style preparations
gratin dishes
curdCooking lightly cooked
curdCutting finely cut curd
EUProtectionType PDO
madeFromBreed Abondance cattle
Montbéliarde cattle
Tarine cattle
mainProductionArea Val d’Abondance
mainProductionDepartment Haute-Savoie
milkSource cow
milkTreatment raw milk
milkType partially skimmed cow’s milk
namedAfter Abondance valley
linked to: Abondance Valley

village of Abondance
originLanguageName Abondance
pairing Savoie red wine
Savoie white wine
pasteTexture elastic
supple
productionMethod traditional
protectedDesignation AOC
AOP
regionOfOrigin French Alps
Haute-Savoie
rindColor golden brown
rindType natural rind
servingSuggestion melted in dishes
table cheese
shape wheel
texture semi-hard
typicalDiameter about 35 to 45 cm
typicalFlavor fruity
nutty
typicalHeight about 7 to 8 cm
typicalWeight about 7 to 12 kg

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Vallée d’Abondance knownFor Abondance cheese
Vallée d’Abondance hasProduct Abondance cheese
Chablais region produces Abondance cheese
Abondance Valley hasProduct Abondance cheese
Abondance Valley cheeseNameOrigin Abondance cheese
Abondance namedFor Abondance cheese
Abondance knownFor Abondance cheese
Abondance hasProduct Abondance cheese
La Chapelle-d’Abondance hasLocalProduct Abondance cheese
Vacheresse hasRegionSpeciality Abondance cheese