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St. Nectaire
Henri de Sennecterre, a
1600s marshal from the Auvergne region of France, used to serve this cheese
at his own well-appointed table. Finally, there came a time to present it to
Louis XIV at Versailles and the Sun King, who adored it, christened it
"Saint Nectaire." In 1911, Jean Dischamp, who came from a farming family,
assumed control of a cheese business that was reputed to be the origin of
the genuine Saint-Nectaire. Today, three generations later, the Dischamp
family is still making this historic cheese.
With a slightly firm yet supple straw-yellow paste, this raw cow milk
cheese is pleasantly weighty on the tongue. It is fruity and acidic with a
strong smell of the rye straw used in the ripening process.
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