{"product_id":"fleur-de-maquis-whole-cheese","title":"Fleur de Maquis-Whole Cheese","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e Fleur de Maquis is also called Brin D’Amour or “bit of love”. This semi-soft sheep's milk beauty hails from the island of Corsica. ‘Maquis’ is the local term for the thickets of scrubby underbrush on the island. These thickets served as hide outs for Napoleonic guerilla fighters, pirates, and highway robbers over the centuries. But they are also chock full of wild herbs and grasses for grazing: rosemary, marjoram, savory, juniper, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCheesemakers honor these fertile grazing grounds by taking the same herbs that the sheep consume and packing them on the outside of the cheese. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen young, Fleur de Maquis is firm and bouncy with a light citrus tang. As it ages, a blue-grey mold begins to develop through the rind. The texture becomes supple and custardy- with savory and herbaceous notes emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the textbook \u003cstrong\u003e\"ugly but delicious!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold By:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quarter, half, and whole wheels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilk Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pasteurized Sheep Milk \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ghisonaccia, Corsica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairings: \u003c\/strong\u003eLemon marinated olives, floral honey, Albariño, baked sweet potato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. James Cheese Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50540114149619,"sku":"17025-Whole-Cheese","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/stjamescheese.com\/products\/fleur-de-maquis-whole-cheese","provider":"St. James Cheese Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}