Munster AOC

E864312

Munster AOC is a French appellation-protected soft washed-rind cheese from the Alsace-Lorraine region, known for its strong aroma and smooth, creamy texture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée product ⓘ
French cheese ⓘ
agingTimeCommon about 5 to 7 weeks ⓘ
agingTimeMinimum at least 21 days ⓘ
aroma pungent ⓘ
strong ⓘ
category monastic-origin cheese ⓘ
colorOfPaste pale cream ⓘ
colorOfRind orange ⓘ
consumptionForm table cheese ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
curdType lactic-set curd with some rennet ⓘ
fatInDryMatter at least 45% ⓘ
flavor full-bodied ⓘ
slightly tangy ⓘ
legalStatus protected under EU PDO scheme ⓘ
protected under French law ⓘ
milkSource cow’s milk ⓘ
milkTreatment usually pasteurized or thermized milk ⓘ
namedAfter Munster valley in the Vosges ⓘ
linked to: Vallée de Munster
originPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
productionArea Vosges mountains ⓘ
linked to: Vosges Mountains
productionMethod washed and turned regularly during ripening ⓘ
protectedDesignation AOC ⓘ
AOP ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Alsace ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ
rindMicroflora Brevibacterium linens ⓘ
rindTreatment washed with brine ⓘ
rindType washed rind ⓘ
servingSuggestion often eaten with bread ⓘ
served at room temperature ⓘ
used in regional Alsatian dishes ⓘ
shape disc-shaped ⓘ
surfaceAppearance moist rind ⓘ
slightly sticky rind ⓘ
texture creamy ⓘ
soft ⓘ
traditionalUse served with cumin or caraway seeds ⓘ
typicalDiameter about 13 to 19 cm ⓘ
typicalHeight about 2.4 to 8 cm ⓘ
typicalMoisture high moisture cheese ⓘ
typicalPairing Alsace white wines ⓘ
Gewürztraminer ⓘ
Riesling ⓘ
typicalWeight about 450 g to 1.5 kg ⓘ

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Munster → cheeseProtectedDesignation → Munster AOC ⓘ