Paris 2014, Day 8

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Morbier Cheese

Morbier is a semi-soft cows’ milk cheese of France named after the small village of Morbier in Franche-Comté

Morbier is an aromatic and surprisingly mild French cow’s milk AOC cheese defined by the dark vein of vegetable ash streaking through it middle. Today, the ash is purely decorative, a nod to the method by which Morbier was once produced in Franche-Comté. Traditionally, the evening’s fresh curds were sprinkled with ash to prevent the formation of a rind overnight. The next morning, new curds were laid upon the thin layer of ash to finish off the wheel. The wheel was then washed and rubbed by hand, forming a rind to protect the rich, creamy interior and to create a delectably stinky aroma. Morbier, which is aged for at least 60 days, pleasantly confounds expectations. Contrary to its smell, Morbier has a mild taste and leaves a wonderful, nutty aftertaste. Morbier is excellent served with Gewürztraminer or Pinot Noir.

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Not  much to report today – I worked on the blog in the morning and some recipes for Friday and Pat when off the meet Paula, Haley and Ginny at the Grand Palace for another tour of the Cartier Exhibit.  I left about 1100 to meet Martin and Aaron at their apartment we were headed out to try an new micro brewery here in Paris.  The name The Frog and Rosbif part of the Frog Pub movement:

FrogPubs began life as an MBA project researching the potential for an English pub & micro-brewery in central Paris. The project was a success & since 1993 FrogPubs has been brewing, serving & selling beer. We started out by creating pubs for all the British expats in Paris to meet up in. Today FrogPubs attracts a much wider variety of people and pretty much anyone who wants to have a good time will be well looked after.

We asked about a flight, but they did not have one however, they do offer a free taste of their 7 beers on a paddle, so we gave it a try.  We selected our favorite and order a pint and a cone of frietes.

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We were meeting the girls between 1300-1330 at Rim Café Restaurant Italien.  We order 4 different pizza, and two pastas, and everything was very good.  We’re always skeptical about eating in the Latin Quarter, but we were pleasantly surprised.

After lunch, about 1530, we when back to the apartment to relax and plan the next day which is to be a croissant crawl, visiting the 2013 best croissant bakers in Paris.

 

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