Roquefort cheese is about to become very expensive in the United States — and French cheesemakers are tres unhappy. On the way out of office, the Bush administration slapped a 300 percent tariff on ...

Legend has it that there was a shepherd boy who once lived in Southern France who was having a delightful snack consisting of creamy sheep’s milk cheese and bread. He was eating it in a cave because ...

There’s a reason Roquefort has a reputation: it’s intensely flavorful, deeply fermented, and biologically unique. Here’s the ...

SAN ANTONIO — The caller to my voice mail had a question we've heard before. It's one of those that has a short answer — or an answer that could fill a book. What he wanted to know was, what is the ...

Not only can blue cheese add a pungent boost of flavor to dishes and make for some tangy, creamy blue cheese salad dressings, but it also delivers added health benefits in the form of nutrients, ...

Vacherin was crowned king of French fromages in our recent Cheese World Cup - but perhaps it should have been Roquefort, as new research shows it could help guard against cardiovascular diseases. A ...

Roquefort gets little respect from Americans who think it's only for salad dressing, but this regal blue cheese ranks among the world's finest. Autumn is its peak season, so it's a good time to look ...

Sales of Roquefort cheese have plummeted in recent years. The cheese has been the victim of a trade war sparked by the EU's refusal to accept American beef injected with hormones. In response to the ...

Reporting from Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France — A cool water droplet hit my forehead as I descended narrow stairs into the caves. An overwhelming smell — ammonia meets dirty feet — assaulted my ...

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