Cheeses

Melted cheese

Neither pressed cheese nor ripened rind — cancoillotte from Franche-Comté is enjoyed melted, runny and warm, a texture quite apart in the French cheese landscape.

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This category brings together melted cheeses — a creamy, runny texture achieved by melting, with neither rind nor surface ripening, unlike all other cheese families. The principle comes down to one thing: a cheese melted with another base ingredient. Cancoillotte from Franche-Comté is the textbook example — metton (fermented curd) melted with butter or cream, traditionally served warm.

PGI Franche-Comté Cancoillotte Creamy, runny and golden, served hot with garlic or plain over a plate of potatoes: Cancoillotte is the…