Description
Isigny Ste-Mere's Young Mimolette is Cave-Aged for 6 months and has a tender texture with fruity notes, and a nutty, and mildly sharp flavor.
With its signature natural orange color, it's a Halloween favorite that is delicious year-round! The particular color develops from a rub with Annatto.
More mellow than sharp, the Mimolette Jeune pairs well with a crisp Normandy/Brittany hard cider, craft beer, candied nuts, and melts in grilled cheese!
Why is Mimolette orange?
It goes back to the 18th century when the color was chosen by Louis XIV to distinguish French cheeses from Dutch production. The king’s minister Colbert carried out this wish.
The orange color comes from the fruit of the anatto tree, which is grown mainly in Central America. We still use it in the making of our Mimolettes, which gives it just the right color.
Its orange tint brightens up a sandwich or a salad. Nothing could be easier than to break up some Mimolette and sprinkle it over a beautiful lettuce leaf.
Isigny Ste-Mere, a cooperative of farmers in Normandy, has been producing Mimolette with delicious results since 1932.