Sainte-Maure de Touraine

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Sainte-Maure de Touraine
Country of originFrance
Region, townTouraine
Source of milkGoat
PasteurisedTraditionally no
TextureSoft-ripened
Aging timeat least 10 days
CertificationFrench AOC 1990
Named afterSainte-Maure-de-Touraine
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Sainte-Maure de Touraine is a French cheese produced in the province of Touraine, mainly in the department of Indre-et-Loire. It is named after the small town of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, at equal distance from westly Chinon and eastly Loches.

Sainte-Maure de Touraine is an unpasteurized cheese made from full fat goat's milk.[1] It has the form of a small log,[1] around 16–17 cm in length, and weighs at least 250 g. It is white and soft under a greyish moldy rind and is rolled in wood ash.[2] It has a straw through its centre, marked by the AOC seal and a number indicating the producer. The straw is used, in the making, to keep the roll together. The finished cheese has 45% milkfat.

Quality control

Protected since 1990 by the AOC Seal, Sainte-Maure de Touraine is made with traditional methods. It should not be confused with "Sainte-Maure", also produced in Touraine, but without meeting the stringent AOC production criteria. "Sainte-Maure" is the industrial counterpart of the high-quality, traditionally made, Sainte-Maure de Touraine. Their straw is not marked by a seal, thus differentiating them from AOC cheeses.

Production

1,065 tons of Sainte-Maure de Touraine were produced in 2003,[3] 58% on dairies and 42% on farms. Since it became an AOC in 1990, its production has strongly increased, from 275 tons (a nearly 300% increase). It is now the second largest produced goat's cheese AOC in France, just behind Crottin de Chavignol.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, S.W. (1996). Cheese Primer. Workman Pub. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-89480-762-6. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Everything Cheese Book, Laura Martinez".
  3. ^ [1][dead link]

External links

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