Comte
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Each 35 kg wheel of this firm cheese is made from raw cow's milk in France's Jura mountains and aged for months. It turns from mild and milky to deeply nutty, like brown butter and hazelnut, with crunchy crystals.
Picking a good onedrag
Supple, nutty, clean cutFurred, cracked, rancid
Wrapped wedgeEveryday bestComte is made from raw milk. Pregnant, over 65 or low immunity? Eat it only steaming hot.
Cut faceEven colour, a shade duller
The rindEven brown, scuffed or brushed
Smell at the cutNutty, the milky sweetness muted