Am I the first french who contributes in this thread?
Cheese is 50% of what I eat, so I'm close to an expert (and a darn' pretentious one, of course)
My daily meal is Comté: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_(cheese) , it's easy, I live inside the production area.
I have some tenderness for Valencay's goat cheese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valen%C3%A7ay_(cheese) and Ossau-Iraty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossau-Iraty (but only when I go in Euzkadi proper, straight from the producer).
I tasted (but just once alas) top-quality Cheddar, it was a delight.
But for me the very best is l'Etivaz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Etivaz , a very uncommon swiss cheese. Just like eating mountain flowers.
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