Normandy Part 2: Butter, Cheese, and Cream!

In our second part of our Normandy episode we cover all the amazing cream, cheese, and butter in this delicious region.

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Normandy Butter

We talk about why French butter is different from American butter, and what makes the butters here so delicious! What are the protected butters in France and what makes the Norman ones so special?

You’ll also learn about the famous butter shortage of 2017, and how a lot of butter in France actually comes from milk from New Zealand!

Normandy Cheese

We cover all the delicious washed rind cheeses from this region, and learn a wonderful story about the origin of Camembert!

livarot normandy cheese with one slice cut out with two glasses of cider in the background and a red candle on a wooden table

This pretty parcel is a Livarot, another secial cheese that we’ll cover on the podcast.