Explorateur

Explorateur
Country of origin	France
Region	Île-de-France
Source of milk	cows
Texture	soft

L'Explorateur is a soft-ripened French triple cream cow's-milk cheese made in the Île-de-France region of France.^[1]

Created in the 1950s, it was named to honor the first US Satellite, Explorer. As a triple creme, the fat content of its dry matter is about 75%.^[2]^: 215 It has a squat cylindrical shape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.^[2]^: 215

Its name is a registered trademark of its manufacturer.

External links

Explorateur Cheese on The Food Dictionary
Explorateur and other cheeses Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine

References

^ [1] Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Gourmet Food
^ ^a ^b Masui, Kazuko; Yamada, Tomoko (2004). French Cheeses. Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 1-4053-0666-1.