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	Ossau fermier Farmers have grazed their sheep in the Pyrénées for thousands of years, shepherds guiding their herds onto the high mountain-top pastures for the summer, and making their cheese locally in chalets on a daily basis. Primarily originating from the Bearn and Pays de Basque regions situated in the western fringes of the Pyrénées, each valley has it’s own version of the Tomme, or ewe’s milk. Very little milk is available due to the short period of production and so little is sold outside of the local area. Ossau Iraty is a semi-hard cheese with a brine rubbed crust. Firm yet supple, the hard crust holds within a pâte which crumbles easily and which reveals a complexity of tastes that tingle on the tongue. With a little age the pâte becomes flakier and the taste more pronounced and nutty.
	Price per 100g £2.78
	Type Wash Rind Country France Region The Western Pyrenees Milk Ewe's Milk Size 267cm diameter, 9ch high Weight 4kg Raw milk: Yes Code 210523

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The Western Pyrenees

Ewe's milk

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.

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