Saint nectaire

For day three of my French Cheese Challenge I decided to try a cheese I have not had before - Saint Nectaire from the Auvergne region in southern France. As this was my first tasting of this cheese, I decided to have it as it is - although I see there are a number of interesting looking recipes for this cheese on the Saint Nectaire AOC website.

Saint Nectaire is a cow's milk cheese, that is pressed and uncooked. Once matured for about eight weeks it develops a grey-brown rind and a creamy, semi-hard interior pâte.