Gabietou is made by Gabriel Bachelet, a great cheesemaker in Pau in the French Pyrenees and is made in traditional Pyrenees style. Supple textured this mixed cow's and sheep's milk cheese provides a fruity, nutty bite and a smooth chewy texture. The rind has been lightly brine washed and rubbed to give a pale ochre glow, and the aroma is gentle and earthy. Best eaten when quite young, although matured cheeses have a more strident taste.
Price per 100g £2.20
Type Wash Rind Country France Region The Western Pyrenees Milk Mixed Cow's and Ewe's Milk Size Code 210519
The Western Pyrenées The mountain areas of the Pyrenées stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in the west right across to the Mediterranean in the east and form a natural border between France and Spain. Instead of pastures laid out like table cloths across high mountain-top plateaux, the Western Pyrenées have smoother, albeit steep, hillside grazing areas. Sheep rather than cows are therefore farmed in this region.