Venaco — Washed-Rind Semi-Firm Corsican Sheep Cheese
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Origin
Corsica, France — Cortenais region, central Corsica; Ovis aries mountain flocks above 800m
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Description
Washed-rind semi-firm cheese from the Cortenais region (central Corsica), made from raw Ovis aries whole-milk and aged 2–5 months. Rind washed with brine and marc de Corse during affinage, producing an orange-amber sticky exterior. Paste is pale ivory, elastic, and firm. Flavour: concentrated Ovis aries sweetness, lactic acid, and the marc-de-Corse washing note. The Corsican washed-rind that occupies the role filled by Époisses in Burgundy or Taleggio in Lombardy. Limited production by mountain affineurs of the Cortenais.
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The Thread
—Époisses — washed-rind cow's milk; same Brevibacterium linens rind development; Venaco is the Ovis aries equivalent French · (Burgundian)
—Taleggio — washed-rind aged paste; same technique family; Genoese-era knowledge transfer Italian · (Lombardian)
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Flavour Context
Pungent washed rind (marc de Corse, Brevibacterium linens), concentrated Ovis aries sweetness, elastic paste, lactic acid.
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