Monday 26th September 2011
by Veronique RICHEZ-LEROUGE
20 000 cheeses per year
The Sire de Créquy is a full-cream cow’s milk cheese, with a soft pressed pate, and a yellow washed rind. It has the shape of a 10 cm across and 3 cm high cylinder. It weighs about 280 gr and contains 45% of fat.
History
In 1984 a family of farmers in Créquy (Nord-pas-de-Calais), the Hengelles, decided to diversify its production. That’s why the Sire de Créquy was created.
Now, that cheese is entered in the european standards and the methods of production were (...)
