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Cheese from France, Seine-et-Marne

Pierre-Robert

Pierre-Robert is a soft, bloomy-rind, triple-crème-style cheese from pasteurised cow milk, made by Fromagerie Rouzaire in Seine-et-Marne. Robert Rouzaire developed it from experiments with ageing Brillat-Savarin in the family's caves and named it after himself and his friend Pierre.

What makes this one different

Developed from experiments with ageing Brillat-Savarin in the Rouzaire caves; a small bump on the top rind sets it apart from look-alike cheeses.

Fat
Sold as triple-crème; in France that label requires at least 75 g of fat per 100 g of dry matter
Size
About 5 inches across and 2 inches high
Weight
About 1 lb per cheese
Mark
A small bump, a "boulder" (pierre also means stone), on the top rind

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo recipe or amounts are published.
Pasteurised cow milk[culture-pr]
Animal rennet[culture-pr]

Total time across the steps of Bloomy-rind soft cheese family (Camembert de Normandie as template): 37 days

Start
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up to 22 °CMilk sugarLactic acid

What changes: Starter bacteria start turning milk sugar into lactic acid

Step 1 of 7 · steps of Bloomy-rind soft cheese family (Camembert de Normandie as template)
Mature the milk with starter
Time
up to 24 h
Set
Temperature
up to 22 °C
Set
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Moulds
Yeasts
Lactic acid bacteria

Camembert de Normandie milk may be stored at most 72 h from the oldest milking. An optional second maturing of up to 2 h at no more than 38 °C may follow the cold one. Output: matured milk.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
liquid
Colour
white

Microbes at work in this step

starter bacteria begin to turn milk sugar into lactic acid

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Pierre-Robert is a soft, bloomy-rind, triple-crème-style cheese from pasteurised cow milk, made by Fromagerie Rouzaire in Seine-et-Marne. Robert Rouzaire developed it from experiments with ageing Brillat-Savarin in the family's caves and named it after himself and his friend Pierre. Made in 7 steps over 37 days. The longest step, box and finish ripening, takes at least 22 days.

Key numbers
Main stepat least 22 daysSet[camembert-cdc]Box and finish ripening
Temperatureup to 22 °CSet[camembert-cdc]Mature the milk with starter
AciditypH 5.8Measured[bittante2022]Box and finish ripening

Related ferments

Safety

Made from pasteurised milk.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Robert Rouzaire created it and named it after himself and his friend Pierre; his son now runs production.

  1. [culture-pr] culture (cheese magazine), cheese library entry 'Pierre Robert'web
  2. [decret-2007-628] Décret n° 2007-628 du 27 avril 2007 relatif aux fromages et spécialités fromagères (FAOLEX copy), article on "triple crème"gov