Posted on 06/07/2007 12:16:50 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
There isn’t much I like about the French, but I do love their cheese.
Pasteurization is a French invention.
Thanks for posting this interesting article.
All of these changes to traditional artisanal methods of production are being forced on France by the EU; to conform to standards set in Brussels.
Cheese is part of France’s heritage and culture. Most other countries in the EU do not share this cultural tradition, and want a standardized product they can control.
The EU is also planning to ban many French and American cosmetics, made with “toxic materials”. The goal of the EU is to eliminate France and the US from the cosmetics market that they dominate.
That is just a small example of what happens when people surrender their National Sovereignty to bureacrats.
There are some damn good French wines, too.
A nice stinky Roquefort cheese and a strong French Red... Great stuff.
I ain’t no surrender monkey, neither. ;)
I realize tyhat it isn't a traditional British specialty - but every restaurant in London and south blamed their lousy hamburgers on the EU.
In keeping with a discussion of fried hockey pucks - how about them Ducks!
Sounds like the problem could be averted by bacteriological testing of each batch of the raw milk which is intended for cheese making. If found unsuitable for use raw it could be made into a pasteurized product.
Goes to show you how uncouth I am. I’ve never heard of the stuff!
People have been eating cheese made from raw (unpasteurized) milk for hundreds of years, and no one has ever died from it.
Cheese making in France is a high level art. Every batch is tested for bacteria, fat content, etc, before being made into cheese. The French have the highest standards for production, they just don’t conform to the EU standards, and the EU rules.
The EU wants to eliminate National Identity of each country and requires standards for food that must be met. They are not interested in preserving France’s gastronomical heritage.
Can you tell me why America produces so lousy cheese? I mean, you can use US cheese for sandwiches, burgers, or even as a cover for lasagne or pizza - but you cannot use it with plain baguette. To eat baguette with cheese you need to buy the expensive imported cheese. Why is that?
Who? The Anaheim California Canards of Los Angeles? Used to live 7 miles from those Quacks and never went to a "game". Is that a "French" game?
yitbos
Wasn't there a "Chairman" somewhere who was real good at that? I hear he had special methods for guaranteeing compliance.
yitbos
Your post had to be removed because of profanity. If you wish, you may repost it without the profanity.
Frankly I've found very few French brands that will stand up to it and I've not found anyone who can disagree. Good stuff.
Sacrilege!
There are some very good American artisinal cheeses these days.
They are generally regional. You just have to know where to look.
I´m in Europe. It´s just, that whenever I´m in the US, I don´t see any good domestic cheese. I´m sure that there are some excellent regional products, but I´m wondering why they´re not sold nation-wide. Is it that your meat is so good that the American consumer simply doesn´t need cheese (except for Pizza, cheeseburger, pasta)? ;-) Really, I was wondering.
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