European Cheese Map

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  1. this map makes it looks like the spread of cheese diversity is consistant across Europe.

    on behalf of the more than 1200 unlisted french cheeses, i would like to disagree.

  2. Somebody asked Charles DeGaulle how he intended to unify the French after the Second World War, and he replied:

    “How can you govern a country with 246 varieties of cheese?”

  3. I know you have to make arguable choices when doing this kind of map, and that the geographical location is never totally accurate because you have to fit things where you can but:

    Reblochon is definitely produce to the north of where Beaufort is produced so why not swap these two on the map ?

  4. Cornwall is properly left out here, we have some lovely cheeses to choose from like Yarg which is wrapped in nettle leaves.

  5. There is something called “brunost” or brown cheese in Norway. It’s technically not cheese but people still count it as cheese

  6. It just struck me that the popular Swedish cheese Grevé is just a translation of the French Comté. Even with the added accent mark.

  7. Fun fact: the Sardinian cheese is cheese with live maggots inside, and the name “casu marzu” translates to rotten/rotting cheese
    edit: by the way, we have other types of cheese, just saying so people don’t think we’re weird

  8. As a spanish speaking person I feel obligated to inform you that one of the spanish cheeses is literally called “Titty cheese” which I assumed is called after it’s shape

  9. I dont think túró is counted as cheese by anyone, even if technically possibly a cheese. And I especially must protest against replacing trappista with it! Yes, túró is very popular, but it is most commonly a dessert thing, while we have a clear most popular cheese in the form of trappista.

    I demand a remapping!

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