Camembert Pasteurised

Type: Soft
Milk: Pasteurised cow's milk
Rennet: Animal
Location: Normandy, France

Our pasteurised Camembert are made by Graindorge in Calvados, Normandy.  The creamery was set up in 1910 by farmer and cheesemaker Eugene Graindorge.  At the time, most farms made their cheese and sold them on for maturing, this facility could do both.  His initial cheese, made using the milk from his own herd was in fact Livarot.  The business expanded under the supervision of subsequent generations of the family: Bernard who took over the running of the business in 1959 and then Thierry who brought in significant modernisation from 1970 onwards.

Currently they produce a range of cheeses, including the original Livarot and one of those is a pasteurised Camembert which is still hand ladled.  Although a larger producer than we normally work with and despite the use of pasteurised milk their cheeses are very good.  They have a rich flavour with notes of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and beef broth.