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Saint-Nectaire

Language: French

Description: An AOC semihard cheese made from the milk of Salers cows in the Auvergne. It is firm with a mild tang and smells of damp cellars and rye straw when properly ripened. It is at its best from June to September.

Saint-Nectaire
Saint-Nectaire cheese, with many thanks to Jenny McCann who photographed it in the Auvergne

Ethnicity: French

Most frequent country: France

Most frequent region: Auvergne

See places: French food and cuisine, Auvergne

See: Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC)

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