Curds & Whey - Brie De Meaux

Brie de Meaux is a French brie cheese of the Brie region and a designated AOC product since 1980. Its name comes from the town of Meaux in the Brie region, located 50 kilometres to the east of Paris. Evidence in the chronicles of Charlemagne suggests the tasting of Brie by the Emperor in the year 774. It is also said, Louis XVI, last wish was a tasting of Brie cheese. In 1814, the European Tournament at Congress of Vienna awarded Brie de Meaux the "Le Roi des Fromages" (The King of Cheeses) for its unarguable flavour and texture.
This is a raw, soft cow's milk cheese covered with a bloomy rind resulting from inoculation with Penicillium Candidum mould. As the cheese ages, the rind develops red or brown patches.