A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France by Ned Palmer

In A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, Ned Palmer travels through the diverse regions of France, connecting with exceptional cheesemongers dedicated to preserving the nation's richest and most cherished cheese-making heritage.

Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a physical thing, as the hard texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura.

Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War soldiers. Witty, fascinating and endlessly moreish, A Cheesemonger's Tour de France is the perfect guide to a French cheeseboard - and a terrific insight into la Belle République.