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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Louise Roddon

Bon appétit: savouring the gastronomic highs of Hauts-de-France

Dairy delights: head to Montreuil-sur-Mer for the best cheese.
Dairy delights: head to Montreuil-sur-Mer for the best cheese. Photograph: Benoit Bremer/Anne Sophie Flament

Les grands fromages

This stunning area of northern France where it borders Belgium is famous for its numerous cheeses. Hauts-de-France produces some of the country’s most delectable dairy items, and that includes more than 200 different types of cheese. Look out for maroilles, a soft cow’s milk cheese with a pungent mushroomy odour; mimolette, a semi-hard cheese with a fruity aroma; or brine-washed chaud biloute, which is delicious served warm and gooey from the oven.

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