Raw sheeps milk gives this blue cheese its rich textures and salty-sweet blue finish.
France – The Legend of Roquefort
Episode 4, from Season 2
The inestimable Roquefort, with a history dating back to Roman times, is the most popular blue cheese in France. Still today, blue cheeses throughout the world rely on moulds originating in the region’s limestone caves. Will travels to a typical hillside dairy to look at the area’s unique breed of milking ewes before visiting the region’s famous caves, where he is inducted into the Grand Order of Roquefort in a special ceremony.
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