A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France

Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country with 246 different cheeses. And perhaps he was right. Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it’s made – its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that’s a physical thing, as the hard texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura. Other times it’s about power and politics – Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War soldiers.

In A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France, Ned Palmer wends his way around the country’s regions, meeting the remarkable cheesemongers who carry the torch for France’s oldest and most treasured traditions. As he explains the mysteries of terroir and why each of those different fromages taste as they do, he shows that a French cheeseboard offers genuine insights into la Belle République.

Title: A Cheesemonger’s Compendium of British & Irish Cheese
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781788166935
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 480 g
Dimensions: 218 x 142 x 38 mm
Edition: Main

Other Ned Palmer books we have in our cheese book shop include the acclaimed A Cheesemonger’s History of The British Isles book and A Cheesemonger’s Compendium of British & Irish Cheese.

In our cheese book shop we also have The Wallace & Gromit Little Book of Cheese, Alex James’ All Cheeses Great and Small and Milk Made. This great collection of books are not only about the most important subject in the world (cheese!) but about how cheese can be used in cooking and other food contexts. This Cheesemongers History Book is the ideal gift for any cheese lover.