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Their milk is made into cheese on the farm, aromatised with thyme and thyme leaves, then sent within the same week to Rodolphe le Meunier’s caves in Touraine. There, he and his team of affineurs mature it for a further ten days to nurture a delicate Geotrichum rind, which clings tightly to the paste. The name of the cheese is a portmanteau of fougere and bouygette, referring firstly to the fern that topped the original version of the cheese, and then to the local term for the cheese’s shape. 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The cheeses were washed with brine to develop the characteristic orange, slightly sticky rind and the pungent aroma that we associate with Morbier. Today the layer of ash is purely decorative in tribute to the traditional methods employed by the original dairy farmers who created this cheese. Despite its aroma, Morbier is surprisingly mild with a rich fruity taste and a supple texture. Delicious on the cheeseboard it also melts beautifully. The original farmers would put the cheese beside the open fire and when the surface had begun to melt, they would scrape it on to boiled potatoes. 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It possesses all the pungent delights of an Époisses, but can easily be consumed in one sitting, thus avoiding the wrath of a non-smelly-cheese-loving partner. Being smaller than a standard Époisses the rind has a greater influence over the flavour of the cheese. 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