Roquefort has a long history, having been around for at least 1000 years. It comes from a small village in southern France, with impressive caves that are ideal for aging cheese, and has become renowned all over the world.
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Images
Brie cheese ([ Ссылка ])
Congress of Vienna ([ Ссылка ] Public domain)
Coronation of Charles IV of France, by Jean Fouquet (1455-1460) ([ Ссылка ] public domain)
Notker the Stammerer, 10th century ([ Ссылка ], public domain)
Roquefort, by Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons ([ Ссылка ], CC BY-SA 4.0 [ Ссылка ])
Louis-Félix Amiel, Charlemagne, empereur d’Occident (742-814), (1837 or 1838) ([ Ссылка ]_(742-814).jpg public domain)
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Possible Roman Origins?
03:12 Favored by Charlemagne?
07:47 Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
12:41 Bread, Mold, and Caves
16:11 A Sheep’s Milk Cheese
17:49 Outro
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