On Jan 31, 2:08*pm, "pavane" > wrote:
>
> One of the best that is pretty available is Le Chatelain, with a
> picture below. The previously mentioned Cambozola is not a
> Camembert, Ile de France is bad flat paste and President is
> made in the US and cleverly packaged so that is not obvious.
>
> If you can find on from Normandie it has a good chance of being
> good, depending on how it was handled; as you know from
> France, it must be soft and fresh. If you are near a Whole Foods
> they are bringing in a couple of excellent Camemberts, but do
> remember that they are all pasteurized milk; raw milk "Cams,"
> which you got in France, are illegal unless domestically produced.
> <http://www.greatcheese.com/cheese/le-chatelain.php>
>
> pavane

That's the problem with cheese in the US. The best cheese is usually
raw milk and that is very difficult to get. That said, there are a
few very good US cheeses.

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