The Legend of Roquefort
Description
France's most popular blue cheese is Roquefort, which dates back to Roman times. Even today, blue cheeses throughout the world still rely on molds originating in the region's limestone caves. Host Will Studd travels to a typical hillside dairy learn about the area's unique breed of milking sheep before he visits the famous caves, where he is inducted into the Grand Order of Roquefort in a special ceremony.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Gastronomy (84)
- Food industry and trade (258)
- Cheesemaking (35)
- Cheese (7)
- Food (360)
- Food service (145)
- Artificial foods industry (89)
- Europe (17)
- Economic geography (159)
- Natural foods (61)
- Roquefort cheese (1)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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