French cheese

Roquefort or Comté

Cheese produced in France, or cheese made in the French style.

France is renowned for its cheese-making tradition, producing hundreds of varieties from soft ripened cheeses like Brie and Camembert to firm aged ones like Comté.

The cheese plate featured several French cheeses.

The term sometimes appears in discussions of culinary sophistication or European food culture.

BeaufortWind intensity scale
wheelRotating circular frame
creamySmooth and rich
camembertCreamy bloomy-rind cheese
brieSoft French ripened cheese

soft · mold · Munster · rind · cave · gruyère · Terroir · aroma · bread basket · wedge · stinky · bistro · crackers · runny · wine · wine pairing · aged · raw milk

Categories

French Culturebaguette, baguettes, beret, berets, brie
FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
cheese festivalfondue, raclette, brie, cheddar, cheesemakers
cheeseboardbrie, cheddar, gouda, gruyere, parmesan
exportscrude oil, petroleum, natural gas, oil, gas

Opposites

national/regional origin

French cheeseAmerican cheese

Mild processed dairy slices

Velveeta · Wisconsin cheese · cheese product · cheddar · Dutch cheese

culinary prestige/artisanal status

French cheeseprocessed cheese

Manufactured dairy spread

cheese product · spray cheese · cheese whiz · American cheese · Velveeta

food category

French cheeseFrench bread

Crisp-crusted European loaf

French wine

Family

cheese, French

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G