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Brand: IGOURMET
Category: Gourmet

Buy New: $17.99

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 800

Country: france
Media: Misc.
Size: 1 pound

ASIN: B0000D9N0Q

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	A French Gruyere that is perfect for fondues
•	Melt over anything or cube into chef's salad
•	Pair with Viognier wine
•	Made from unpasteurized milk
•	Imported from France

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Made from a centuries-old recipe, 70-pound wheels of Gruyere de Comt� (Comt�, for short) have been produced since the reign of Charlemagne, when there were no separate entities named France and Switzerland. Although Swiss Gruyere may be better known, the French variety is no less special. Created by local villagers in alpine dairies called "Fruiteries", its milk comes only from Montbeliarde and Tachete de L'est cows. Contributing to Comt�'s unique flavor, morning and evening milkings are mingled before the cheesemaking process. The wheels are aged for six months, resulting in a sweet and nutty masterpiece with less bite than its twin from Switzerland. Comt� has a satiny, ivory-colored body and a scattering of holes the size of a hazlenut. A traditional fondue cheese, Comte can also be shredded, sliced, grated, chunked or melted - it can always be called upon and never disappoints. Made from raw cow's milk aged over 60 days

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

very tasty, love it March 23, 2008
Comte cheese is terrific, a thin slice of it .. and another one, and again ! Hard to stop, very very tasty. The first customer review doesn't mention it, but Comte cubes are also very good in salads as well.

5 out of 5 stars

Fondue of Gruyere June 3, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is the original cheese that I liked as a kid. The Swiss gruyere or gretzer is a bit harder and less fragrant, I think. The French do great justice to this cheese, and it is versatile beyond calculation. Not only good alone on bread with an apple on the side, it is great in Fondue and superlative as a topping for cauliflower au gratin or any au gratin.

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