
Language: French
Description: "Whim of the gods." A factory-made, soft, pasteurised, double cream (US: heavy cream) cow's milk cheese with a soft rind from Champagne, shaped like a small oval loaf and sold in a cardboard box.
Pronounced: kah-PREES deh dyuh
Gender: m
Ethnicity: French
Most frequent country: France
Most frequent region: Champagne
See places: French food and cuisine, Champagne
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