Boulette d'Avesnes is a cow's milk cheese originally produced in Avesnes, a village on the French-Belgian border. It is flavoured with parsley, pepper, tarragon, and cloves and later shaped into a cone by hand.
This fermier cheese is named after Avesnes, a village near the Belgian border.
It is made from buttermilk or Maroilles, flavoured with parsley, pepper, tarragon, and cloves, then shaped by hand and dyed with annatto or covered with paprika.
Affinage takes a minimum of 2 months and the dough is weekly washed with beer.
It has a strong flavor, but the taste is quite mild.
Washed Rind Cheese
Milk : Cow
Area : Avesnois
Weight : +/-150g
