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Vieux Lille

http://www.fromages.com/en/fromage/325-vieux-lille Vieux Lille - cheese - fromage EUR Disponible Also known as "Puant de Lille or "Gris de Lille", this cheese is a ripened Maroilles soaked for three months in brine to give a slaty taste."Puant" means strong smelling and this cheese does have a putrefied smell. But the stronger it grows, the more the locals like it. It is said that northern miners ate this artisanal cheese down the pit. http://www.fromages.com/ Fromages.com Avenue Vatel
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Also known as "Puant de Lille or "Gris de Lille", this cheese is a ripened Maroilles soaked for three months in brine to give a slaty taste."Puant" means strong smelling and this cheese does have a putrefied smell. But the stronger it grows, the more the locals like it. It is said that northern miners ate this artisanal cheese down the pit.


Area Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Season Spring - Summer - Fall - Winter	Maturing Minimum 3 months For US delivery maturing extended over 60 days	Pate Uncooked, unpressed soft cheese with a washed rind	Milk Cow