Nation: Canada
Type: Medium-Hard Sheep
I've had Les Fleurs des Monts a couple times before, I find it a nice dry sheep cheese. I love the rind, it's a bit funky and sometimes has hay stuck to it, I figure they age the cheese in a barn or something. But the rind has an earthy, almost leathery taste to it that compliments the slightly sweet flavour of the cheese. I find there is a bit of a floral undertone to the cheese, which is nice. Like most sheep cheese the dry texture goes great with salami or some other fatty cured meat. If I was pairing it with fruit I'd go for something on the sour side of sweet, fresh prune plums or cherries. This is a great cheese for someone looking to get outside of the cheddar box - it's not to strong, it's different from what most people would be used too, and it's a good eating cheese. I doubt it would melt nicely, most sheep cheese doesn't, but I haven't tried.
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