The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Semi-hard cheese

Sheep milk cheese Baskeriu Capitoul

Baskeriu Capitoul is one of the types of Capitoul cheeses produced in the Basque region of the Pyrenees, France, excellent taste, elastic texture, 50% fat, made exclusively from pasteurized sheep's milk and matured for at least two months. Its taste is mild, slightly salty, with a nutty spice, easy to melt, gently melts in the mouth. In order to acquire such a unique taste, the cheese is kept and matured for about two months.

Country of origin

France

Aging period

2 months

Milk type

sheep milk

History and uniqueness

The cheese, Baskeriu is manufactured in the Haute-Garonne department of Midi-Pyrénées region located in the southwest of France. Made from the high Garonne sheep's milk, this pressed and unheated cheese can be enjoyed throughout the year. The texture is semi-soft and it offers creamy and buttery flavour. It has ivory paste with slightly golden rind.

Goes best with

Food

As an appetizer on a cheese plate.

Drinks

This delicate flavourful cheese is well worth trying with Fruity red, full-bodied red or dry fruity white wines.