5 cheeses

Seine-et-Marne, France

The raw-milk original, sold in wheels the width of a bicycle wheel.

Normandy, France

Smaller, saltier and more brazen than brie, in its famous poplar box.

Loire / Sancerre, France

A goat’s-milk button from Sancerre that gets fiercer as it shrinks.

Humboldt County, California, United States

A ripening line of ash through the middle, drawn from a dream.

Berry / Loire, France

A truncated ash-covered pyramid, allegedly flattened by Napoleon.