{"data":{"slug":"brie-de-meaux","name":"Brie de Meaux","country":"France","milk":"cow","style":"bloomy","style_label":"Bloomy rind","strength":3,"strength_label":"Medium","summary":"The raw-milk original, sold in wheels the width of a bicycle wheel.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/brie-de-meaux\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/brie-de-meaux","region":"Seine-et-Marne","aka":"The king of cheeses","texture":"Slumping and glossy when ripe, chalky at the centre when young","rind":"Bloomy white penicillium, flecked with rust","age":{"min_months":1,"max_months":2,"label":"1 mo \u2013 2 mo"},"description":"Awarded to the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as the *roi des fromages* and protected by AOP since 1980, Brie de Meaux is made from raw cow's milk in wheels roughly 36 cm across. It is a different animal from the stabilised supermarket brie: the paste runs at room temperature, the rind smells of mushroom and wet straw, and the flavour builds towards ammonia if you leave it a week too long.\n\nBuy it cut, so you can see whether the centre has broken down.","flavour_notes":["button mushroom","cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche","wet straw","roasted nut"],"pairings":["Champagne","Baguette","Cider","Fresh figs"],"vegetarian":false,"pasteurised":false,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"camembert-de-normandie","name":"Camembert de Normandie","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/camembert-de-normandie"},{"slug":"crottin-de-chavignol","name":"Crottin de Chavignol","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/crottin-de-chavignol"},{"slug":"valencay","name":"Valen\u00e7ay","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/valencay"},{"slug":"humboldt-fog","name":"Humboldt Fog","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/humboldt-fog"}]}}