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What Is a Tomme?

Photograph from Wikimedia Commons Literally speaking, tomme is French for "wheel of cheese." Unsurprisingly, this not-so-descriptive term is used to refer to a wide array of cheeses, many of which are of medium size and weight and made in the mountains of the Haute-Savoie in France. Across the border, the Italians make a related cheese that has a similar name: toma. But can we get any more specific? Do tommes share any unique qualities that separate them from other varieties?...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Jamie Forrest, February 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: cheese, French, tomme