Go on a cheese tasting in Normandy
📍 France🔄 Repeatable👤 All ages
food-and-drinkculturallearning
Taste legendary Norman cheeses like Camembert, Pont-l'Évêque, and Livarot in the very region where they were created, paired with local cider and Calvados apple brandy. Local producers will guide you through the aging process and teach you to identify the subtle differences between farm-made and industrial versions. The rolling green countryside and half-timbered farms provide the perfect backdrop for this delicious education.
Difficulty
15/100Easy
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Cost
$50 – $150
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Time
half-day
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People
1+
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Setting
indoor
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Season
any
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Equipment
None needed
People who tried this
“The tour ends with a tasting of three cheeses (pasteurized, semi-pasteurized and raw milk Camembert) at the visitors’ center, on wooden benches overlooking rolling green hills. I was especially excited about the unpasteurized cheese, practically impossible to find in the US. These cheeses were certainly not what I’m used to buying at Auchan. They’re nutty but mildly so, and impossibly creamy, perfect to pair with a good bottle of local cider.”
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