USA citizens can enjoy pasteurised versions but these are often cited as not being as good as the real thing. The FDA also bans cheeses due to bacteria levels. Bacteria is essential for the creation of many cheeses especially blue cheeses so this may seem a little ridiculous to cheese fans outside of the USA.
The FDA says its standards are in line with the rest of the world yet other countries do not have since a low tolerance for bacteria levels. While this may seem preposterous to us it is equally preposterous and unfair to many USA citizens who love cheese, especially soft French cheeses.
Naturally many culinary enthusiast and fine dining restaurants try to subvert the ban. If you know where to go and how to ask, it is in fact possible to get your hands on delicious unpasteurised cheese in the US. You can opt out and read more here. The unpasteurized milk used to make it means that this cheese is not to be sold in America. The original Camembert, however, was supposedly created with unpasteurized milk in by Marie Harel.
Some rare producers still use this method and sell the cheese as Camembert de Normandie, which must be made with raw milk from the Normande breed of cattle. Yes, maggots.
After the fermentation process, the cheese is left to rot among swarms of fly larvae. This cheese is illegal not only in the U. Since maggots can actually live inside the intestine ew , consuming this cheese poses a significant health risk. This cheese is the most famous of the many goat cheeses produced in the Loire Valley. As this cheese ripens, it hardens and develops a stronger flavor. The hue also darkens with age, making these tiny lumps of cheese look like cattle droppings.
Based on 16th-century methods learned from Cistercian monks, Epoisses' production process was refined over generations until it became one of the most beloved cheeses in all of France.
But mimolette, a French cheese from Lille, is considered a delicacy to cheese lovers. Traditionally, mimolette is made by introducing mites to its exterior to refine the flavor. As such, the FDA put imports of the cheese on hold in according to NPR , saying that the large amount of mites could cause allergic reactions. Since, imports have resumed — though no one seems to know why, since the FDA ruling still stands. In this region, cheeses are made with a black, ash-like line through the center.
Still, the cheese is unique for its slightly bitter aftertaste. Reblochon is a mountain cheese from France. While French cheese may still be the Holy Grail for many food lovers, getting hold of it everywhere in the world can be tricky, thanks to global food regulations. Last week, the United States put a blockade on mimolette , the brightly colored orange cheese that traditionally hails from Lille. To refine the flavour of the cheese, mites are deliberately introduced , a practice that up until now has not caused a problem.
The Food and Drug Administration FDA has claimed, however, that the tiny organisms could cause allergic reactions and halted the sale of Mimolette , outraging French producers and importers of the cheese in the US. In fact, in the US the FDA has a strict ban on the import of unpasteurised, raw-milk cheese, less than 60 days old. Australia and New Zealand have similar restrictions , and in Scotland, raw milk itself is banned outright , offending cheese lovers and producers alike.
Traditional foods and delicacies aren't just part of local food cultures, often — and especially in the modern era when words such as "artisan" carry a lot of culinary weight — they are a way into the global market for small-scale producers. Concern over trade barriers is so strong, that farm products are a central part of the discussions around creating a trade agreement between the US and the European Union.
Whether that will support small-scale, traditional producers or whether it will force them to conform to more global regulations remains to be seen. When it comes to food bans, French cheese isn't the only culprit. Producers of local specialties often miss out due to import regulations.
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