P’tit berrichon cheese
Contents
Origin
- This cheese is a speciality of Berry in the Centre region of France and from where it derives its name. It is the smaller cousin of the famous Crottin Chavignol
Cheese group
- Soft, mould ripened
Milk type
Aroma and taste
- When fresh, it has a goaty, soft and sweet aroma but as the cheese continues to mature, and the flavour will be complex, herbal and nutty with a very salty balance, becoming strong and spicy
Strength and texture
- Maturation: Between 2 weeks and 4 months. Mild to medium strength. After 2 weeks of maturation the rins begins to form the moulds that define this cheese and after 4 months, it becomes scaly but still very tasty
Shape, weight and size
- Small drums of 4.5cm in diameter, 3cm tall and weighing 60g
Description
The rind, except when young, should always have blue spots and the white and grey mould darkens with maturity, until it becomes dark bluish grey and wrinkled, becoming even ugly but it is still an exquisite cheese
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.
For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
If the P’tit berrichon cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in P’tit berrichon cheese.
The calorie lists are sortable by clicking the up and down arrows in the heading columns
Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
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American cheese | 371 |
Blue cheese | 353 |
Camembert cheese | 299 |
Cheddar cheese | 402 |
Cottage cheese | 98 |
Edam cheese | 357 |
Farmer's cheese | 98 |
Feta cheese | 264 |
Fontina cheese | 389 |
Goat cheese | 364 |
Gouda cheese | 356 |
Gruyere cheese | 413 |
Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
Parmesan cheese | 431 |
Pimento cheese | 375 |
Provolone cheese | 352 |
Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
Ricotta cheese | 174 |
Roquefort cheese | 369 |
Swiss cheese | 380 |
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