The Badoz cheese dairy won the gold medal for best Mont d'Or at the AOP interprofessional competition, this Tuesday, November 5. A source of pride for this family business located in Pontarlier (Doubs).
The essentials of the day: our exclusive selection
Every day, our editorial team reserves the best regional news for you. A selection just for you, to stay in touch with your regions.
France Télévisions uses your email address to send you the newsletter “The essentials of the day: our exclusive selection”. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of this newsletter. Our privacy policy
It’s a nice reward for the company Pontissalian. The Badoz cheese dairy was awarded the title of best Mont d'Or during the competition organized by the AOP inter-professional association. The jury awarded the score of 16.12/20 with cheese. “What pride! Today, the Badoz cheese factory won first place in the Best Mont d'Or AOP 2024 Competition! It is with immense joy that we share this victory with yous”, reacted the cheese factory on these social networks.
In total, nine cheese factories competed for the title. Good news for the Pontissalian company which had part of its production recalled after a ppossible salmonella contamination on October 30.
Nine cheese lovers had the difficult task of deciding between them.“I love Mont d'Or because I fell into it when I was little like everyone else in Franche-Comté. It comes down to taste and texture, I like it when they are very tender and the crust is quite pronounced.“, explains Robin Vuillemot, restaurateur in Besançon and jury for this edition, at the microphone of Marine Candel, journalist France 3 Franche-Comté.
This competition is above all to promote this local know-how. “The idea is to talk about the product, to highlight the producers and cheesemakers. Ripeners who are proud to talk about their cheeses. There is great diversity among the Monts d'Or which were presented in the competition”explains Pauline Allard, from the communications department of the Mont d’Or union.
Second place in the competition was won by the Sancey-Richard cheese factory, in Métabief, with a score of 15.68/20. A few points separated her from the third winner. The bronze medal is awarded to the Napiot cheese factory in Doubs, with a score of 15.58/20.
For the 2023-2024 season, 5,528 tonnes of Mont d'Or were produced, according to the Mont d'Or union. Small particularities, the dish is produced over the period from August 15 to March 15, before being marketed from September 10 to May 10. This makes it one of the last French seasonal cheeses.
- -
