Valençay
Legend has it that Napoleon, back from Egypt, sliced off the top of the Valençay pyramid, giving it its flat-topped shape. This ash-coated goat’s cheese from the Berry ripens under a thin bluish rind around a white, melting paste.
- Milk: Goat
- Family: Goat’s cheese
- Origin: Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Best season: April – September
Ripening
Ripened for at least 11 days under fine vegetable ash.
What to serve it with
Walnut bread and cherry tomatoes