The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 2 sourcesMottin charentais (French pronunciation: [mɔtɛ̃ ʃaʁɑ̃tɛ]), previously known as crottin charentais ([kʁɔtɛ̃ -]) is a French soft double-cream cheese made of pasteurized whole cow's milk, produced by Savencia Fromage & Dairy in the town of Saint-Saviol located within the Vienne department. Its shape is cylindrical, with a height of 4.5 cm, a diameter of 8 cm and an average weight of 200g. It is packaged in paper. Its fat content is of 37% in the finished product and 65% when dehydrated. Its taste is creamy. It was originally produced in the vicinity of the town of Surgères by the company Charentes Lait until 1936. There existed a version of the cheese made with goat milk called the trottin charentais. 1
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Mottin charentais is French soft double-cream cheese made from whole cow's milk, 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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