#Salers Cows

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Heyo! Here for the ask game, I believe the emoji was 🙃: What's a weird fact that you know?

Hi Angie !!!

Damn. I know a lot of weird facts actually, but my brain went blank for a few minutes here.

Here's one that's related to my work:

There's a type of cow in France called the Salers Cow, it's the only cow that will refuse to give milk if her offspring is not under her first. So farmers in France have to keep the baby, they give every one of them names, and every morning, they call every baby to their mothers (they know their names like dogs it's so cute) so they can be fed before the farmer can access the milk.

That's it. That's the first weird fact that crossed my mind 🤣

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12/3/21🐄

[flammedoudoune]

The French countryside experience is getting excited when you see cows that look different from the ones you're used to seeing in the region

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Wounded knee

Big springer

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Salers cattle Salers cattle is an old, traditional breed originating from around the city of Salers in Auvergne. These beautiful cows are a multi-purpose breed, bred for both their meat and their milk (used to make traditional cheese like Cantal or Salers cheese). They are also very hardy, which makes them one of the most common breed in the Auvergne/Massif Central region, despite them being less productive than modern breeds. They are also known for being very protective of their calves. I’ve seen horse riders being charged by a full herd because they provocked cows accompanied with their calves.

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Perlagrigia Sotto Cenere, Raw Milk Feta, Fontiago, Morlacco, Red Cloud, Chevre en Marinade, Meteorite, Buttermilk Gorgonzola, Cracked Pepper Chevre, Haystack Mountain Camembert, Hidden Falls, Sartori Limited Edition Extra-Aged Goat, Kashar, Dill & Garlic Chevre, Anniversary Ale Cheddar, Twig Farm Square Cheese, Morcella, Brimstone, Buttermilk Blue, Fortsonia, Halleck Creek, Roth Raclette, Holey Cow, Grand Cru Reserve, Sunlight, Smokey Mountain Blue, Queso de Mano, P’tit Basque, La Castella, West Country Farmhouse Mature Cheddar, Twig Farm Washed Ring Wheel, Sandy Creek, Twig Farm Goat Tomme, Vermont Herdsman, Providence, Old Goat, Goat Milk Cheddars, L’Etoile de St-Raymond, Dore-Mi, Little Dragon, Lindale, MezzaLuna Fontina, Latteria San Biagio, Petite Swiss, Fresh Chevre, Le Reflet de Portneuf, La Sauvagine Reserve, Little Napoleon, Rofumo, Le St-Raymond, Twig Farm Mixed Drum, Le Double Joie, Old Burford, Seascape, Dumpling, Suffolk Punch, Twig Farm Crawford, Bridgewater, GranQueso Reserve, Chapman’s Pasture, Buttermilk Blue Affinee, Assa, Big Rock Blue, GranQueso Original, Natural Chevre, Tavoliere, Humble Herdsman, Millstone, Great Lakes Cheshire, Bianca, The Manchester, Montsalvat, Formagella, Pimento, Shepherd’s Crook, Nicasio Square, Liptuaer, Odysseus Marinated Feta, Ringwell, ReginaBlu, Snow Camp, Tieton Halloumi, Little Ypsi, CreMonte, Foggy Morning, Nicasio Reserve, Sharon Hollow Garlic & Chive, Detroit Street Brick, CreNoble, Legacy, Doublet, San Geronimo, Muddlewell, Tango, Venus, New Moon, Reverie, Basket Molded Ricotta, Rheba, Kenne, Phoebe, Bad Axe, Ascutney Mountain, Sonnet, Sharp Cheddar, Four Corners, Cirrus, Caveman Blue, L’Amuse Brabander Goat Gouda, Trufflestack, Classic Blue Log, Fromage Blanc, Cana de Cabra, Jalapeno Cheddar, Fromage Blanc w/ Truffle, Prix de Diana, Mahon, Habanero Cheddar, Campfire, Chocolate Stout Cheddar, Seastack, Smokey Touvelle, Ashley, Opus 42, Red Alder, Brutal Blue, Stella Fontina, Cacow Belle, TouVelle Original, Fiscalini Bandaged Cheddar, Stella Feta, Stella Fontina, Smokey Oregon Blue, Oregon Blue Cheese, Capricious, Cremont, Coupole, Oregonzola, Cheddar LiDiDa Lavender, Stella Goat, Echo Mountain Blue, Off Kilter, Pistol Point Cheddar, Rosemary Medium Asiago, Stella Asiago, Mozzarellissima, Truffello, Bellwether Farms Crescenza, Hopyard Cheddar, Stella Reduced Fat Blue, Fresh Crottin, Redwood Hill Goat Cheddar, Stella Smoked Blue, Capriago, Stella Swiss, Stella Italian Sharp, ColoRogue, Stella Blue, Morimoto Soba Ale Cheddar, Stella Kasseri, Bella Lodi, Stella Mediterranean Parmesan, Stella Black Pepper Romano, PepBert, Hook’s 5-Year Cheddar, Stella Parmesan & Roman Blend, Stella Parmesan, Stella Gorgonzola, MitiCana de Oveja, Mouco Camembert, Red Buddy, Edam, Fat Bottom Girl, Mont St-Benoit, Finca Pascualete Mini Torta, Cave Aged Marisa, Istara Kaikou, Crotonese, Latteria Navel, Baskeriu, Australian Alps Cheese, Käse Mit Schweizer Trüffeln, Gloucester Goat, Shtayburne Farm Cheddar, Waupoos Lizzie, Malvarosa, Burwood Bole, Grated Kefir Cheese, Kefir Tomato-Garlic, Smokey Jalapeno, Tarentaise, Tuada, Sunset Bay, Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Cashew Cheese, Stoney Cross, Raw Brie Style Cashew Cheese, Holiday Brie, Amarelo da Beira Baixa, Highway 1, Kefir Italian Pasta Cheese, Sao Jorge, Kefir Salad, Funky Bleats, Old Winchester, Brebirousse d’Argental, Coastal Cheddar, Valentine, Vaquero Blue, Kefir Wine Companion, Murazzano DOP, Organic MooVache, Organic Beer-Brined Moochego, Organic Gouda, Flory’s Truckle Cheddar, Cremig Extra Wurzig, Bergkäse Aus Dem Schweiser Jura, Lake District Extra Mature Cheddar, President Fresh Goat Cheese, Lake District Mature Cheddar, Majorero, Affineur Walo Rotwein Sennechas, Liburnski Sir, Bent River, Almnas Tegel, Brebis d'Azure, Hannah, Prairie Rose, Fuzzy Udder Creamery’s Tomme, Nocciolo, Cow’s Milk Gouda, Fuzzy Udder Gouda, Fuzzy Udder Washed Rind, Sheep Gouda, Istara Chistou, Vashe Sante, Isle of Man Mild Colored Cheddar, Mladi Trapist, Heidi Aged Cheese, Tezacki Sir Extra Mature, Old Drovers Road, Queijo do Pico, Baserri, Don Bernardo Manchego, Dinarski Sir, Cheddar w/ Red Wine, Fresh Hand-Stretched Mozzarella, Flagship Block, Davidstow 3 Year Reserve Special Vintage, Butternut, Bavaria blu, Buff Blue, Davidstow Mature Cheddar, Magna, Gracie Grey, Vera, Oak Smoked Cheddar, Himmelsraften, Toma di campo, Bianco, Bonifaz, Bettine Grand Cru, Binnorie Marinated Fetta, Bluebell Falls Cygnus, Kummin, Himmelsraften Extra, Essex Commte, Blenda, Iris, Drommen, Tegan, Clonmore, Chocolate Lab, Aged Cashew & Dulse Cheese, Capri Blue, Aged Cashew Nut Cheese, Blissful Blocks, Aged Cashew & Brazil Nut Cheese, Cheddar w/ Irish Porter, Tezacki Sir, Tarago River Jensen’s Red, Capra al Fieno, Lo Speziato, Ubriaco all’Amarone, Mountaineer, Oro Italiano, Casu Marzu, Capra al Pepe, Saporito, Batzos, Barricato al Pepe, Nettles Gone Wild, Pembrokeshire Extra Mature Cheddar, Lyburn’s Winchester, Aged Cashew Nut & Kale Cheese, Lynburn Lightly Oak Smoked, Abbaye de Timadeuc, Strawberry Moon, Bijou, Pembrokeshire Mature Cheddar, Sternschnuppe, Striegistaler Zwerge Camembert, Beaufort, Tezacki Iz Mosta, Aged Cashew & Blue Green Algae Cheese, Aged Cashew & Hemp Seed Cheese, Tezacki Iz Maslinove, Komine, Cashew Nut Cream Cheese, Macadamia Nut Cheese, Lyburn Garlic and Nettle, Cranborne, Orkney Medium Colored Cheddar, Ubriaco Rosso, Fellowship Too, Little Colonel, Valbreso Feta, Roccia del Piave, Daphne’s Alpine Classic, Triple Creme Brie, Muffato, Up in Smoke, St Gall, Duck Isles Stone, Veigadarte, Vampire Slayer, Old Harry, Basils Original Rauchkase, Dorset White, Tilly Whim, TregonWell, Vitoria, Bootlegger, Condio, Knockdrinna Gold, Yeo Lake, Knockdrinna Meadow, Barden Blue, Half-Moon Bay, Hand Rolled Chevre Logs, Isabirra, Kefir Blue, Zigljen Iz Extra Mature, Zartschmelzend, Kräftig Würzig Rahm-Hartkäse, Sarro de Cabra, Brewer’s Gold, Isle of Man Mild Cheddar, Isle of Man Cracked Pepper, Formaggio di Grotta, Cream Cheesy Bliss, Belletoile, Alpicreme, Le Mountier, Waldo Smog, Blissful Toppings, Shredded Bliss, Slices of Bliss, Carrowholly, Goat Nevat, Goat Ricotta, Ubriaco alla Birra, St. Mang Original Allgauer Limburger, Amou, Queso de Afuega’l pitu, President Camembert, President Madrigal, President Light Brie, Pecorino nel fieno, Lunetta, Lacey Grey, Lavis Town, Bergues, Cayuga Blue, Minas Cheese, Driftless, Bohemian Blue, Hidden Springs Farmstead Feta, Blue Yonder, Tomma di vacca alle vinacce, Beaumont, Queijo do serra, Rustico Red Pepper, Isle of Man Mature Cheddar, Walnut Cheddar, Wrangeback Sweden, Barberey, Vento d’Estate, Original Illertaler, Vermont Ayr, Montagnolo, Baluchon, Baita Friuli, Veneto, Aged British Cheddar, Ewelicious Blue, Bettine Blue, Amsterdammer, Colony Cheese, Flashback Goat Discs, Laura Chenel Taupiniere, Laura Chenel Tome, Ellington, Francis, Lyburn Gold, Blue, Benedictine, Marin French Triple Creme, Amalthee, Dragon’s Breath Blue, Amablu Blue Cheese, Cameo, Di.Vino, Blythedale Camembert, Dorblu, Mezzo Secco, Marco Polo, Freya’s Wheel, Blu Della Casera, Kefir Peppercorn Cheese, Lemon Fetish, Benedictine, Barrel Aged Feta, Grayson, Gran Levante, Coalho, Checkerboard Cheddar, Bassigny au porto, Raw Milk Goat Feta, Cape Vessey, El Trigal Manchego, Rustico Black Pepper, Wicklow Blue, Ubriaco al Prosecco, Paniola, Dante, Organic Cheddar, Organic Feta, Rougette Bavarian Red, Operetta, Hay Loft, Purple’s a Must, Counting Sheep...and Goats…, San Simon DOP, FITAKI White Cheese, Aradalen, Dura, Champignon de Luxe Garlic, Rougette Grill Meister, Caprice Stickney Hill Chevre, Orkney Mature Cheddar, Cap Cressey, Champignon Mushroom, Alpine-Style, Champignon de Luxe Pepper, Tomme, Mi-Ewe, Saint Rose, President Fat Free Feta, Ridgeline, Rosso de lago, Scallion Onion Cheddar, Bel Ceillo, Carabiner, Blue Lupine, Daphne’s Goat Gouda, Dinarski Sir Iz Maslinove Komine, Zigljen Iz Mosta, Daphne’s Aged Goat Cheese, Sea Change, Melinda Mae, Roasted Garlic Cheddar, Muranda Blue, Madrona, Gotcha Gouda, Melville, Dilly Girl, Fiesta Cheddar, Blue Earth, Island Brebis, Baby Brie, Connemara, Nocciolino, Hannah Reserve, Dinarski Is Mosta, Primo Fresca, Holzhofer Latte Crudo, Siltcoos, Shaker Blue, Grasso d’alpe Monscera, Shepherdista Crush, Pack Square, Ewe’s Blue, Cambozola, Grand Noir, Lost Lake, Ocooch Mountain, Alpe di Frabosa, Pecorino Toscano DOP, Alta Badia, Petida, Good Thunder, Pallone di Gravina, President Brie, Canastra Cheese, Black Betty, Shtayburne Farm Monterey Jack, Wyfe of Bath, Prairie Breeze Cheddar, Rotwein Bargler, Extra-Wurzig, Cressey Blu, Olomoucke Tvaruzky, Garlic and Fine Herbs Cashew Cheese, Moose.

[hedgehog-moss]

Me: Hi, good morning, have you lost any cows? I think I saw some of your cows on the road a couple of kilometres from here.

My farmer neighbour: How many cows? How were they?

Me: Four. They were beautiful.

Neighbour: I mean what kind of cows were they. Salers? Aubrac? Tarines?

Me: They were big, and had horns.

Neighbour: Were they cows or heifers?

Me: That’s not the same thing?

Neighbour: Okay, show me the way.

[albertmasonry]

The Van der Linde Gang as Cows

Dutch: Speckle Park

Hosea: Ongole

Arthur: Hereford

John: White Park

Grimshaw: Brown Swiss

Abigail: Guernsey

Mary-Beth: Montbéliarde

Kieran: Alderney

Trelawny: Florida Cracker

Strauss: Ankole-Watusi

Pearson: Holstein Friesian

Molly: Red Poll

Sean: Dexter

Charles: Belgian Blue

Uncle: Droughtmaster

Lenny: Angus

Tilly: Salers

Karen: Limousin

Sadie: Simmental

Javier: Galloway

Bill: Brangus

Swanson: Beefmaster

Micah: Texas Longhorn

Jack: Highland calf

[toodrunktofindaurl]

Hold on. You've been chased by cows?!

Yes, and not any kind of cows, they were Salers cows 

But in the cows defense, we were the 7 years old idiots running around in THEIR field, and I think they had a lot of calves, so they were just protecting themselves against potential threats. We had it coming. Let me tell you, it’s not Fun to be chased by half a dozen of THESE…

…especially not when they are twice your size.

BUT LISTEN I’VE LIVED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE ALL MY LIFE, I’VE SEEN SOME SHIT. I ALMOST GOT MOWED DOWN BY A FORAGE HARVESTER, AT LEAST 3 TIMES THAT I CAN REMEMBER OF. THESE FUCKERS ARE SO BIG THEY BARELY FIT ON THE ROADS AND DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE BIKING IN FRONT OF THEM, THEY WILL NOT FUCKING STOP, THEIR DRIVERS ARE DEMONS WHO DELIGHTS IN LITTLE CHILDREN BIKING FOR THEIR LIFE. I FELL INTO A BUSH OF NETTLES 3 TIMES MY SIZE WHEN I WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND I’M PRETTY SURE THAT’S MY FIRST, OLDEST MEMORY. OH AND HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN ROLLED OVER BY A HAYSTACK??? IT’S NOT FUN. I ALMOST GOT SHOT BY THE DRUNKARD OF THE VILLAGE BECAUSE MY BROTHER, SOME OTHER KIDS AND I WERE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK ON HIS LAND. GOING OUTSIDE ON A SUNDAY IS A DEATH SENTENCE BECAUSE THE HUNTERS ARE OUT AND CAN’T MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PHEASANT AND A TODDLER. THE TURKEYS OF THE FARM WE LIVED ON WERE THIRSTY FOR OUR BLOOD, AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THOSE BIG, WHITE ROOSTERS. SPAWNS OF SATAN, ALL OF THEM. I GOT CHASED BY A  COYPU BECAUSE THIS MOTHERFUCKER DIDN’T LIKE SHARING HIS RIVER WITH CHILDREN WHO JUST WANTED TO BUILD A TREEHOUSE ON A LITTLER RIVER-ISLAND IN THE WOODS. HORSES AND COWS ARE VERY NICE BUT THEY WILL KICK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THEM THE WRONG WAY. PIGS WILL EAT YOU ALIVE, THEY DON’T GIVE A SHIT. RABBITS WILL RUN IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR LIKE IT’S A GAME OF WHO WILL KILL WHO FIRST. FOXES HAVE ENTERED MY HOUSE THROUGH THE CAT FLAP AND PEED ON MY COUCH. MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WAS A TREND OF GETTING PEACOCKS AMONG ALL FRENCH FARMERS AT ONE POINT, WHICH WAS ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL THE FUCKERS DECIDED TO PERCH ON YOUR WINDOW AND SCREAM AT 4AM. THE NEIGHBOR’S DOG ALMOST BIT MY HEAD OFF AND MY OWN DOG JUMPED ON HIM JUST IN TIME AND SAVED MY FUCKING LIFE. RAT INVASIONS IN THE HOUSE ALMOST EVERY YEAR. HORNETS AND WASPS WILL MAKE NESTS IN THE WALLS OF YOUR BEDROOM AND THEN GET MAD AT YOU FOR BREATHING TOO HARD. WHEN I WAS VERY LITTLE I TRIED TO PUT MY RAIN-BOOT ON BUT MY FOOT WOULDN’T FIT BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS OBSTRUCTING IT, SO I FLIPPED IT OVER AND A WHOLE FUCKING RED-ANTS COLONY FELL OFF. ANTS ALSO LOVED MY BEDROOM, SO SOMETIMES I’D WAKE UP TO ENTIRE COLONIES CRAWLING ON MY BED AND ALL OVER THE FLOOR. I’VE HAD AN ANT-PHOBIA EVER SINCE. MY VILLAGE IS ALSO NEAR TO THE SEA AND EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN THERE IS A BIG TIDE, THE RIVER WOULD FLOOD THE WHOLE FUCKING THING AND NOBODY WOULD GIVE A SHIT. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS DOESN’T KNOW THE CONCEPT OF TRASHCANS AND RECYCLE BINS SO SHE JUST STRAIGHT UP BURNS HER FUCKING TRASH IN A DITCH EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. SHE MIGHT AS WELL BE FLIPPING OFF THE PLANET, AND US, WHILE SHE’S DOING IT. ASSUME EVERYONE DRIVING A TRACTOR IS DRUNK AND STEAR CLEAR OF THEIR WAY. THE COUNTRYSIDE IS LAWLESS, EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IS OUT TO GET YOU. But hey, I was best friend with a little hen once and she would hop on my lap whenever I was in my swing so she could swing with me, so all-in-all, the countryside is okay.

[askwhatsforlunch]

Murol Salers Beef Burgers

Another tasty lunch made with delicious local produce, these Murol Salers Beef Burgers are a mouth-watering celebration of the generous terroir here, abundant in meat and cheeses, both full of character!

Ingredients (serves 2):

300 grams/10.5 ounces Salers Beef Mince (or other very good beef mince, like Angus)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

60 grams/2 ounces Murol Cheese

a drizzle of olive oil

In a medium bowl, season Salers Beef Mince with salt and black pepper. Gently toss with clean hands to mix.

Cut Murol Cheese into thick slices.

Divide Salers Beef mixture into two portions, and form two patties, wrapping each around a slice of Murol.

Heat a frying pan over a high flame.

Drizzle both cheese-stuffed patties with olive oil, and rub them gently. Add to the frying pan, and cook, about 3 minutes on one side. 

Flip on the other side, and reduce heat to medium. Cook, another 4 or 5 minutes until cooked through.

Serve Murol Salers Beef Burgers with dressed lettuce, on their on or onto Cranberry Dinner Rolls, to make hamburgers...

[yorkshiregourmet]

Bacon, Broccoli, Spinach and Salers Clafoutis

I found a cookbook called ‘Les clafoutis de Christophe’ written by Christophe Felder in a charity shop in Wetherby. The book was published in 2001, it’s written in French and features over 80 clafoutis recipes both sweet and savoury. I instantly felt inspired to bake a savoury clafoutis using a French cheese – Salers – that I bought at Les Halles Laissac in Montpellier. Salers is a semi-hard cow’s milk cheese produced in the mountains of Auvergne in central France. When I tasted it at Les Halles Laissac I described it as “a bittersweet symphony” as the flavour starts out a little bit bitter then ends with a wonderful sweet and tangy finish that lingers on the tongue. So, I adapted one of Christophe’s clafoutis recipes with the inclusion of bacon, broccoli, spinach and the Salers. I also used Maran eggs in my recipe which, appropriately, are a French breed originating in the port town of Marans, south-western France. 

Here’s my recipe, if you can’t obtain the Salers, substitute it for mature cheddar.

Serves 4 to 6.

Equipment required:

a 25cm diameter baking dish or 4 to 6 individual baking dishes

Ingredients:

For the baking dish:

25g salted butter

50g fresh white breadcrumbs

For the clafoutis:

2 whole Maran eggs + 2 yolks

250ml milk

250ml crème fraiche

10g cornflour

6 rashers of streaky bacon or pancetta

100g Tenderstem broccoli, florets only

a handful of baby spinach, washed and spun dry

160g Salers (cut into cubes)

½ tsp Maldon sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C (fan-assisted).

1.    Grease the baking dish with the butter then scatter evenly with breadcrumbs.

2.    Arrange the broccoli and spinach evenly in the baking dish.

3.    In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and crème fraiche then whisk in the cornflour. Add the salt and freshly ground black pepper and nutmeg.

4.    Pour the egg mixture into the baking dish over the vegetables making sure the broccoli and spinach are well covered.

5.    Arrange the rashers of bacon on top then add the cubes of cheese.

6.    Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the clafoutis has risen and looks golden.

[1coweveryday]

Little infodump about cow history! 🐄

So yesterdays cow was a chianina, which are one of the oldest cow breeds (dating back to the roman era) but!! Zebus are a lot older! Zebus appear in artwork as far back as the third century. Notable examples being the bull capital of Rampurva (300-200 bc) and a coin used in India around 20-21 bc.

Zebus are directly descended from aurochs, which is the (now extinct :[) ancestor of cattle. Supposedly all living cows are descended from a single herd of aurochs ! (also fun fact: the heck cattle breed is a result of German scientists attempting to recreate aurochs thru selective breeding.) European highland cattle might also be related to aurochs, since Scottish scientists have found signs of cross-breeding between highlands and wild aurochs. However highlands date back to the 6th century at the latest, while Zebus were around in India and Africa well before that :] Cows were apparently first domesticated around 8,500 bc in Southwest Asia, then brought to Egypt. (other old cow art!)

(tomb wall painting from 3,500 bc) So, as far as i can tell, the zebus are the oldest distinct breed :) Another one of the oldest breeds is the salers (sa-lairs), which date back to 8,000 bc! They seem to be the same breed of cow featured in cave paintings discovered in the area, which would make them one of the first depictions of cows.

Also, as a fun fact, it’s believed that the first painting ever made of a cow (dating back 40,000 years) was, in fact, a cow!

So i hope this helps anybody who might be interested in cow history :)

[eideard]

Cheesemaking fails in France for first time in 2000 years!

Cheesemaking fails in France for first time in 2000 years!

Every year, farmers in France’s central region of Auvergne repeat the same process. During summer and fall, their cows graze in pastures, eating to their hearts’ content. It’s only during this time that farmers can produce salers, a highly regulated semihard cheese with the same buttery depth as a well-aged cheddar. That seasonal cycle remained uninterrupted for over 2,000 years until last week,…

[cowsncatsbestpets]

Saler cowheifer

[auvergnerhonealpes]

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