Cheese - Valencay

DESCRIPTION This beautiful charcoal coated cheese has a white fleurie streaking across its' bloomy rind.  It's current shape is thanks to Napoleon who, after having lost a military battle in Egypt, stopped at a castle in the Loire valley.  As a tribute the dinner featured beautiful, pyramid shaped cheeses as a tribute to his victory in Egypt.  Sadly Napoleon had actually been beaten there.  In a fit of rage he cut the tops of the cheeses off with his sword, giving them their current shape.  To learn more about Valencay click here!   ORIGIN France   MILK TYPE Goat   RAW MILK OR PASTEURIZED? Pasteurized   STORAGE TIPS Refrigerate preferably in its own drawer close to where most of the produce is kept.  After each time that you slice the cheese, re-wrap it with fresh plastic wrap to extend the shelf life.  While some chefs will freeze a slice of blue and then grate it over a salad before serving, Chef's Mandala doesn't recommend freezing cheeses in general.   PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THIS ALSO PURCHASED Cheese Plate By Cheese Type - Mahon and Moliterno al Tartufo By Origin - Camembert and Roquefort or Ossau Iraty Pairings - a glass of Sancerre or Sauvignon Blanc (if skipping the blue cheese), grapes, crackers, Alps salami and some dill pickles   SUBSTITUTES Humboldt Fog or Leonara   INGREDIENTS Pasteurized goat milk, salt, rennet, starter, carbon ash