Comté is a big, hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, with at least 45% fat and a pressed, cooked paste. Each cheese wheel is unique with numerous taste varieties that can range from milky, spicy, roasted to fruity, buttery or plant-like due to the fact the milk it is made from must be used immediately. It is made in the Jura massif in the caves of Doubs, Jura and Haute-Saône departments in France.
The maturation period lasts at least 120 days and it is turned and scrubbed regularly during the process. Comté also has a seasonal stamp, like winter, summer, mountain Comté or plains Comté. The texture of the cheese is creamy and it can be sliced, grated or cubed.
It also melts easily, and is best paired with sherry and red wines or it can be melted in fondues.
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