435 T with raw milk
2808 T with thermized and pasteurised milk
1674 milk producers
114 farmers
9 dairy processors
The Ossau-Iraty is a cheese which finds its origins in a region stretched from the Pays Basque to the Béarn. It is made with sheep’s full-cream milk and its pate is pressed but uncooked. It exists in two different sizes which are both cylindric : small (2 to 3 kg) and large (4 to 7 kg). The rind is orange to grey and the cheese contains 25% of fat for its total weight. (...)