Cheese - Camembert - SCAR2017 Traditional Cache

I like cheese.

So, in recognition of the publication of The Oxford Companion to Cheese, I thought I would create a series of caches that pay homage to the fromage. The Companion only lists 244 of over 1400 known cheese styles but has over 850 total entries about all things cheese, from confocal microscopy to cheesemaker’s lung to Monty Python’s Cheese Shop skit.

The original Camembert dates from 1706 and was reputedly invented by a Norman farm woman named Marie Harel.  Camembert de Normadie is now a protected designation of origin (PDO) cheese and to bear the seal of authenticity it must be made following legally defined criteria.  Its milk can only be legally produced in designated towns in four administrative districts in France.  Needless to say, the vast majority of Camembert which reaches our shores does not meet these criteria and thus is really “fake” Camembert.

Enjoy the series as it grows and ripens but please do not leave any samples of your favorite cheese behind in a cache.

This cache is placed for SCAR X and should not be sought prior to 5:30 on May 26, 2017.