Pigouille cheese

Pigouille cheese

Origin

• Pigouille, which is produced on the Ile d’Oléron in Poitou-Charentes, is one of the very few ewes' milk cheeses from the region

Cheese group

• Soft, mould ripened

Milk type

• Ewes' milk

Aroma and taste

• Fresh and slighly acidic

Strength and texture

• Mild strength. Matured for 4-5 weeks. Wrinkled rind

Shape, weight and size

• Cylindrical shape

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