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Home » Dairy » Cheese » Semi-Firm Cheeses » Pont-l’Evêque Cheese

Pont-l’Evêque Cheese

Pont-l'Evêque Cheese on a towel on grass

Pont-l’Evêque Cheese. JPC-PROD / Getty Images via Canva Pro

Pont-l’Evêque is a washed-rind, Camembert-style cheese made in Normandy, France.

The rind has white mould on it, with orangish-brown patches.

Inside, the cheese is soft and pale yellow with a fine texture. The cheese is quite whiffy.

It comes in 3 square-shaped sizes: petit, demi and grand. The demi is 3 cm  thick (1 inch), 11 cm long (4 ⅓ inches) and weighs 400 g (14 oz.).

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  • 1 Production
  • 2 Nutrition
  • 3 History Notes

Production

Pont-l’Evêque cheese is made from raw milk from cows. It takes 3 litres (3 US quarts) of milk to make 400 g (14 oz.) of the cheese.

The milk is heated and rennet added. The curd is cut, kneaded, and put into moulds. It is let stand to drain, and turned frequently during 5 days of maturing.

The cheese is salted then washed, then matured further for up to 6 weeks, being turned during that time.

Most Pont-l’Evêque Cheese is factory made today. Various makers include Bisson et fils, Lanquetôt, Lepeudry, and Levasseur.

Pont-l’Evêque Cheese is often made by the same producers who make Pavé d’Auge Cheese.

Pont-l'Evêque Cheese interior

Pont-l’Evêque Cheese. Lagric / wikimedia / 2012 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nutrition

45% fat content.

History Notes

Pont-l’Evêque Cheese has reputedly been made for hundreds of years. Some equate it with a cheese made in the 1100s called “angelot“. It has been known as Pont l’Evêque since the 1600s.

The cheese received its French AOC in 1976.

This page first published: Aug 11, 2010 · Updated: Apr 29, 2022.

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