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'''Banon''' is an [[AOP]] [[French cheese]] made in the region around the town of Banon in Provence, south-east France.

Also known as Banon à la feuille, it is an unpasteurised [[cheese]] made from [[goat]]'s [[milk]] and is circular in shape, around 7 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm in height, and weighing around 100 g. This pungent uncooked, unpressed cheese consists of a fine soft white pâte that is wrapped in [[chestnut]] leaves and tied with raffia prior to shipping.

The Provençal speciality fromage fort du Mont Ventoux is made by placing a young banon in an earthenware jar. The cheese is then seasoned with [[salt]] and [[pepper]], doused in [[vinegar]] and [[eau-de-vie]] and left in a cool cellar to [[ferment]]. The concoction will last for many years becoming increasingly fierce in taste.

Small [[goats' milk]] cheeses have been made in the dry hills of Provence since Roman times. As it is sold today, the cheese was first made by a couple in the village of Puimichel near to the town of Banon in the département of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

===Manufacture===
The affinage period lasts for two weeks, following which it is dipped in [[eau de vie]] and wrapped in [[chestnut]] leaves that have been softened and sterilised by boiling in a mixture of water and [[vinegar]]. The cheese is at its best when made between spring and autumn.

Banon was awarded the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) label in 2003.

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Chef at 10:34, 2 March 2016