The Bethmale is a cow’s milk cheese with an orange rind and an uncooked and pressed pate. It is made with raw or pasteurised milk, has the shape of a 32 cm across cylinder, and weighs about 4,5 kg.
In spite of a large production, the Bethmale is generaly unknown out of the Midi-Pyrénées.
Country and origin
The Bethmale finds its origins in the western part of the Ariège, in a territory called the Couserans. It is a médieval cheese and the legend says that it was born during the (...)
