Le Riopelle de l'Isle
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Le Riopelle de l'Isle is a triple cream cheese
from Quebec
that has an oily and sometimes flowing texture known to melt in the mouth. It possesses a smooth butter
y taste, with hints of hazelnut
s and mushroom
s.
It is named after Jean-Paul Riopelle
, a renowned Québécois
artist and painter, and for each 1.4 kg piece, one dollar
will go to a foundation that will help children of Isle-aux-Grues
, Quebec
, Canada
, the island where this cheese is manufactured, to get a higher education.
The label on "Le Riopelle de l'Isle" is a reproduction of one of Riopelle's paintings.
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
that has an oily and sometimes flowing texture known to melt in the mouth. It possesses a smooth butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
y taste, with hints of hazelnut
Hazelnut
A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known as a cob nut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice...
s and mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
s.
It is named after Jean-Paul Riopelle
Jean-Paul Riopelle
Jean-Paul Riopelle, was a painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada.-Biography:Born in Montreal, he studied under Paul-Émile Borduas in the 1940s and was a member of Les Automatistes movement. He was one of the signers of the Refus global manifesto...
, a renowned Québécois
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
artist and painter, and for each 1.4 kg piece, one dollar
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
will go to a foundation that will help children of Isle-aux-Grues
Isle-aux-Grues
Isle-aux-Grues is an island situated on the Saint Lawrence River, measuring approximately 7 kilometres by 2 kilometres. It is the only inhabited island among the twenty-one which make up the Isle-aux-Grues archipelago...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the island where this cheese is manufactured, to get a higher education.
The label on "Le Riopelle de l'Isle" is a reproduction of one of Riopelle's paintings.
More information
- Type: Raw cow milkRaw milkRaw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized.-History:Humans consumed raw milk exclusively prior to the industrial revolution and the invention of the pasteurization process in 1864. During the industrial revolution large populations congregated into urban areas detached from the...
, soft paste, flowery crust - Manufacturer: Fromagerie de l'Île-aux-Grues
- Size: 1.4 kg
- Fat content: 35%
- Humidity content: 50%