Livarot cheese facts for kids
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Livarot is a cheese from Normandy. It is produced in the village with the same name. It is a soft cheese made from the milk of cows.
It is a soft, pungent, washed rind cheese made from cow's milk. The normal weight for a round of Livarot is 450 g, though it also comes in other weights. It is sold in cylindrical form with the orangish rind wrapped in 3 to 5 rings of dried reedmace (Typha latifolia).
Its orange colour comes from different sources depending on the manufacturer, but is often annatto. The bacterium Brevibacterium linens is employed in fermentation.
See also
In Spanish: Livarot (queso) para niños
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