In short: Media reporting over the last month has claimed some French soft cheeses are "under threat" from a lack of genetic diversity in cheese cultures. A leading cheesemaker and veteran ...

To be called Camembert, a cheese has to weigh at least 250 grams, be 10 centimeters in diameter, and have about 22% fat content. The iconic cheese originated in the northern French region of Normandy, ...

CAMEMBERT, France — On a tiny farm tucked into the lush, green hillside of Normandy, Aude Sementzeff heats raw milk from cows up the hill until it curdles, then scoops it into molds to make a round, ...

Legend has it that the world has the French Revolution to thank for Camembert. The cheese with hints of caramelized butter and earthy mushrooms dates back to 1791, when a fleeing priest is said to ...

For lovers of Camembert, the downy white rind is the tart bite that balances out the fat-laden, oozing, pungent layer inside. For a group of Swiss bioengineers, that moldy rind is one of nature's ...

Get ready to wow your guests with deliciously melty cheese accented with garlic, fresh thyme, and hot honey. Best of all, Baked Camembert takes just 5 minutes to prep! If you’re planning a holiday ...

Camembert, brie and various blue cheeses are on the “verge of extinction” due to a collapse in microbial diversity, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) said. Cheese itself ...

When Napoleon first encountered a Camembert cheese, legend has it, he was so delighted he kissed the waitress who plonked it in front of him. Setting aside the inappropriateness of this gesture, the ...

The much-beloved creamy French cheese is teetering on the edge of extinction. Authentic Camembert cheese can only be made the old-school way: with raw, unpasteurized milk. Only a few small producers ...

When I purchased an Hervé Mons Camembert at Whole Foods late this summer, I realized that I had not brought home a Camembert in years. Authentic French Camembert with AOC (appellation d'origine ...

Studded with a thyme-scented mushroom blend, this pasta gets its silky texture and lush flavor not from cream but from Camembert cheese. Award-winning author of six books, Laura Werlin is a nationally ...

If you love a good stinky cheese, you’ll appreciate that a statue was built to commemorate the patron saint of stinky cheeses, Marie Harel, and that a Google Doodle was later doodled in her honor.