Full Moon April 2021

How could I not love a cheese called Le Pleine Lune? This was shared at our April Epitourist feast. So delicious! 

I do remember as a kid the saying that the moon was made of cheese. The phrase is centuries old and likely originated around 1545, when The Proverbs of John Heywood claimed "the moon is made of a greene cheese." A common variation at that time was "to make one believe the Moon is made of green cheese" (i.e., to hoax).

This cheese was more grey than green. And this month's moon is Pink. No hoax here.

Thanks Caro for  finding this gem!

LE PLEINE LUNE
Made from pasteurized milk and cream, this soft cheese has a bloomy rind covered in vegetable ash. It smells like fresh mushrooms and has a peppery finish to its taste. The cheese ripens slowly from the outside in to develop a perfect creamy texture. When young, the chalky interior has a neutral flavour, with only a hint of tartness. With time, the cheese develops a distinct aroma, and its black-and-white rind turns grey, giving the cheese flavours of butter and hot milk.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

• 2016 World Cheese Awards Major Winner as Best Canadian Cheese as well as gold medal winner in the Brie Made From Pasteurized Milk class.
• 2016 Sélection Caseus competition 1st prize winner in the Bloomy Rind Cheese class.
• 2016 British Empire Cheese Show 3rd prize winner, Soft Rind Cheese class.