Name: Pave de l'averyron
Brand: None listed
Place of Purchase: Wheatsfield Organic Co-op in Ames, Iowa
Country of Origin: France
Price in Iowa: $20.27/lb
Milk: pasteurized sheep
Processing: at least 4 weeks of aging, characteristic square shape
Texture: soft
Color: pale yellow paste
Rind: Washed with a reddish dust of mold and color
Aroma: Musty, woody, strong dairy
Taste: Woody, mushroom, earthy
Mouth feel: A tight, but soft cheese.
Notes: I picked this little quarter-square of cheese from the local co-op simply because of the color and the hatched pattern on the rind. I could smell it all the way home, even in the bag. I've been doing this long enough to know that a really strong cheese smell does not always mean a really strong flavor. This cheese has a nice, complex flavor profile with a unique mixture of woody and mushroom notes. It is definitely not for the faint-of-palate, but a true fromagophile will enjoy the luscious paste and the unique flavor of this hard-to-find cheese.
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