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Camembert cheese - Definition and Overview
Camembert cheese

Camembert is a soft, creamy French cheese. It is named after the village of Camembert in the Orne département of Normandy in northern France, where it originated. The official date noted for its creation is 1791.

History

Camembert is made from unpasteurized cow's milk, and is ripened by the moulds penicillium candidum and penicillium camemberti for around two weeks. It is produced in small rounds, about 250 grams in weight, which are wrapped in paper and boxed.

The cheese is said to have inspired Salvador Dalí to create his famous painting, The Persistence of Memory. Its "melting" watches were inspired by the sight of a melting wheel of over-ripe Camembert.

It now has a protected designation of origin

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Example Usage of Camembert
tnteacherTim: RT @midnightcourt: just eaten Camembert with my bare fingers and am now typing all over someone else's keyboard. I'm a sick bastard, really.
itreatmyself: Paris Treat Dec. 5: Camembert to die for http://bit.ly/7dayAl www.itreatmyself.com
wilko1: The Camembert is now up to temperature...oh god
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