Interesting and Fun Facts about Normandy Cheeses
By Helen Page
Salvador Dali’s inspiration for his famous painting “The Persistence of Memory” apparently came from the runny Camembert. At home with a headache on a sunny day, Dali noticed how runny some half-eaten Camembert had become. That evening he dreamt of clocks melting on a landscape.
ヘレンページさんの旅行記を読んでいて上の話を見つけました。時計がぐにゃりとなったあの有名なダリの絵ですが溶けだしたカマンベールがインスピレーションになったとは知りませんでした！
以下は資料用です。
Petit Livarot - "the Colonel"..
Normandy produces many specialty cheeses and of these, four have achieved AOC stripes: Camembert, Livarot, Neufchâtel and Pont-l’Évêque .
We know that Normandy’s fromages AOC are absolutely delicious, but here are some interesting and fun cheese facts that not many people know about …. or need to know about!
Pont-l’Évêque has been made in Normandy since at least the 12th century and a local legend claims that it was first made in a Norman abbey.
In the 12th century, Pont-l’Évêque was called “Angelot”. A manuscript from the time proclaims that a fine meal should always end with some “Angelot”.
Another legend has it that during the Hundred Years’ War, young girls offered the heart-shaped Neufchâtel cheeses to English soldiers at New Year’s celebrations as a token of their love!
Camembert was invented in 1791 by Marie Harel, a farmer from Normandy thanks to advice from Abbott Bonvoust who came from Brie. She gave refuge to this resistance priest and in exchange he taught her the secret for cheese-making from Brie. If you’ve ever wondered why Camembert and Brie are frequently served together, perhaps herein lies the answer!
Camembert was issued to French troops during World War I, making this cheese firmly entrenched in French popular cuisine culture as a result.
If you hear of Livarot being referred to as ‘Colonel’, it’s because the rings of dried bullrush resemble the stripes on a colonel’s uniform.
By Helen Page
Salvador Dali’s inspiration for his famous painting “The Persistence of Memory” apparently came from the runny Camembert. At home with a headache on a sunny day, Dali noticed how runny some half-eaten Camembert had become. That evening he dreamt of clocks melting on a landscape.
ヘレンページさんの旅行記を読んでいて上の話を見つけました。時計がぐにゃりとなったあの有名なダリの絵ですが溶けだしたカマンベールがインスピレーションになったとは知りませんでした！
以下は資料用です。
Petit Livarot - "the Colonel"..
Normandy produces many specialty cheeses and of these, four have achieved AOC stripes: Camembert, Livarot, Neufchâtel and Pont-l’Évêque .
We know that Normandy’s fromages AOC are absolutely delicious, but here are some interesting and fun cheese facts that not many people know about …. or need to know about!
Pont-l’Évêque has been made in Normandy since at least the 12th century and a local legend claims that it was first made in a Norman abbey.
In the 12th century, Pont-l’Évêque was called “Angelot”. A manuscript from the time proclaims that a fine meal should always end with some “Angelot”.
Another legend has it that during the Hundred Years’ War, young girls offered the heart-shaped Neufchâtel cheeses to English soldiers at New Year’s celebrations as a token of their love!
Camembert was invented in 1791 by Marie Harel, a farmer from Normandy thanks to advice from Abbott Bonvoust who came from Brie. She gave refuge to this resistance priest and in exchange he taught her the secret for cheese-making from Brie. If you’ve ever wondered why Camembert and Brie are frequently served together, perhaps herein lies the answer!
Camembert was issued to French troops during World War I, making this cheese firmly entrenched in French popular cuisine culture as a result.
If you hear of Livarot being referred to as ‘Colonel’, it’s because the rings of dried bullrush resemble the stripes on a colonel’s uniform.