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Metton

France

Metton (French pronunciation: [mɛtɔ̃] ) is a runny French cheese made in Franche-Comté, mostly used as an ingredient for making Cancoillotte.

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Metton (French pronunciation: [mɛtɔ̃] ) is a runny French cheese made in Franche-Comté, mostly used as an ingredient for making Cancoillotte. The traditional process to produce Cancoillotte with metton is to cook it in an earthenware pot with some water or milk, then to add salt and butter (garlic is an option). 1

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Metton is French cheese, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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