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What is Comté cheese?

Comté is a famous French cheese, known for its nutty flavour and firm texture. It's a prime example of a product with a protected origin label (AOP), meaning it must be made in a specific region of France using milk from local cows fed on particular pastures. The recent drought threatened this tradition by destroying the essential mountain grass.

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France eases strict rules on traditional cheeses after drought scorches pastures