Explorateur
| Explorateur | |
|---|---|
Country of origin | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
Source of milk | cows |
| Texture | soft |
Fat content | 75% (of dry matter) |
The Explorateur (French pronunciation: [ɛksplɔʁatœʁ] ⓘ) is a soft-ripened French triple cream cow's-milk cheese made in the Île-de-France region of France.[1]
Created in the 1950s, it was named to honor the first US Satellite, Explorer. As a triple creme, the fat content of its dry matter is about 75%.[2]: 215 It has a squat cylindrical shape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.[2]: 215
Its name is a registered trademark of its manufacturer.
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[edit]- ↑ Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Gourmet Food
- 1 2 Masui, Kazuko; Yamada, Tomoko (2004). French Cheeses. Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 1-4053-0666-1.
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