Beaufort

France

appellation: Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP)

place: French Alps (department of Savoie), eastern France

milk: cow (Tarentaise and Abondance breeds), raw

type: large, cooked-curd, pressed, aged, hard

size: wheels, 35 to 75 cm (about 14 to 30 in) in diameter and 11 to 16 cm (a little more than 4 to a little more than 6 in) thick, weighing 20 to 70 kilos, …