{"data":{"slug":"epoisses","name":"\u00c9poisses de Bourgogne","country":"France","milk":"cow","style":"washed","style_label":"Washed rind","strength":5,"strength_label":"Ferocious","summary":"Washed in grape brandy until the rind glows orange and the room objects.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/epoisses\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/epoisses","region":"Burgundy","aka":null,"texture":"Barely holding \u2014 spoonable at full ripeness","rind":"Washed in marc de Bourgogne, brick-orange and tacky","age":{"min_months":1,"max_months":2,"label":"1 mo \u2013 2 mo"},"description":"Cistercian in origin, nearly extinct by 1950, and revived by the Berthaut family. The rind is washed repeatedly with brine and then with marc de Bourgogne, the local pomace brandy, which is what turns it that alarming orange and feeds the bacteria doing the smelling.\n\nUnder the noise it is remarkably sweet \u2014 meaty, salty, tasting faintly of the brandy. Sold in its own wooden box because it cannot hold itself up.","flavour_notes":["brandy","cured meat","salted butter","barnyard"],"pairings":["Marc de Bourgogne","Chablis","Boiled potatoes","Dark bread"],"vegetarian":false,"pasteurised":false,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"munster","name":"Munster-G\u00e9rom\u00e9","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/munster"},{"slug":"limburger","name":"Limburger","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/limburger"},{"slug":"pont-leveque","name":"Pont-l\u2019\u00c9v\u00eaque","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/pont-leveque"},{"slug":"ardrahan","name":"Ardrahan","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/ardrahan"}]}}