Floreffe is a triple-cream
Belgian
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cheese made with non fermented whole
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulati ...
, and enriched with
crème fraiche to reach 75% of fat. It does not have a rind and traditionally weighs 200 g.
It is close to triple-cream
Remoudou
Remoudou, or in wallon ''r'moûdou'', is a Belgian cheese from the Land of Herve.
It derives its name from the use of milk from a second milking performed 15 minutes after the usual milking. Hence the Wallon verb ''rimoûd'' meaning "to re-milk" ...
and Crâmeû.
Despite its name, there is no connection between the cheese and
Floreffe Abbey
Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated in Wallonia on the Sambre at Floreffe, about 11 km southwest of Namur, Belgium.
History
When Norbert of Xanten, founder of the Premo ...
.
See also
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List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depe ...
Belgian cheeses
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