r/Cheese • u/RohelTheConqueror • 2d ago

The cheese platter at my family reunion in Burgundy

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Bottom left is a slightly leaking Époisses, the three smaller rounded ones are Picodon (goat cheese) of different ripeness, top right is Langres, center one is Morbier. The one on the right I'm not sure anymore, but I thing it might be a tomme de brebis (sheep milk cheese).

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u/Bruichlassie 2d ago

Please adopt me.

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u/Thecatstoppedateboli 2d ago

Correction: adopt us

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u/Generic-Cheese 1d ago

Our cheese looks delicious!

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u/Killaraku 1d ago

Me too

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u/no-long-boards 19h ago

Choose me!

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u/jaded-introvert 2d ago

OP definitely needs more cousins. I will volunteer. Je suis une bonne cousine.

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u/isopodcast 2d ago

Moi aussi!

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u/Kberg9886 2d ago

Me too!

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u/slimharrier 2d ago

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u/Randohcalrissian 2d ago

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u/OddCucumber9985 2d ago

Spit out food I laughed so hard. What you say vs what you think.

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u/Key_Tour_9365 2d ago

So that’s your plate, but was it everyone else gonna eat?!

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u/Alternative-Dig-2066 2d ago

That’s MY plate, what are YOU gonna eat?

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u/ah1570 1d ago

Think you’ll find it’s mine - you get your own

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u/DaCheesemonger 2d ago

What a spread! I'm more than a little jealous right now...

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u/happyandveg 2d ago

love your username

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u/Kayakayakski 2d ago

Zoot alors

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u/turingthecat 2d ago

Ok, you, you and you, get in my mouth now.
The tummy ache is tomorrow me’s problem

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u/naturepeaked 2d ago

No Comte?

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u/RohelTheConqueror 2d ago

Oh there was some somewhere :)

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u/BlueProcess Camembert 2d ago

The Époisses looks particularly delicious

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u/BroccoliKitchen3218 2d ago

🥹 quel beauté…. La Bourgogne me manque !

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u/comfortinthepan1c 2d ago

meanwhile i have processed cheddar cheese block

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u/youaremysunshine4 2d ago

Equally beautiful 😍

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u/burgerkingsr 2d ago

This is borderline porn … is the plate a Villeroy & Bosch?

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u/stefanica 2d ago

The riper the better!

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u/FitzwilliamTDarcy 2d ago

Great taste :)

Our cheese plate at home, which we do roughly twice weekly year-round, always has Époisses and Morbier unless the monger is out, in which case we riot. No 100% goat as we're not fans in general. A triple-cream like Brillat Savarin for sure. Okay now I'm hungry.

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u/Koseoglu-2X4B-523P 2d ago

THAT

IS

GORGEOUS

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u/Anna-Livia 2d ago

I'm not very far. Got a place for dinner ?

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u/RoeMajesta 2d ago

i see you’re taking advantage of being french very nicely

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u/elmartin93 2d ago

I just found out we're actually long lost cousins! Now where the fromage at?

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u/Culinaryhermit 2d ago

Real morbier…

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u/JustAMessInADress 2d ago

Can you adopt me as a distant cousin or something?

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u/EvilCodeQueen 2d ago

Come to mama!

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u/champignax 2d ago

As a French living abroad, I cried a bit looking at this picture.

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u/amyrox30000 2d ago

i’m so happy for you, looks divine

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u/TinanaCat_ 2d ago

That’s one stinky plate!! 🤤

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u/barksatthemoon 2d ago

Yummy!! Please adopt me too!!

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u/allcars4me 2d ago

I see a platter, and I see cheese. What’s the problem?

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u/No_Maintenance_9608 2d ago edited 2d ago

Morbier is one of my favorite cheeses. I’ll take a plate or two or four of everything!

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u/SaffronFarmChef 2d ago

Probably all banned in the US. 😞🙄

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u/NumScritch 2d ago

I approve!!! Delish 💕

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u/Top_Caterpillar_1334 2d ago

Oh my God can I come to your family reunions😭

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u/yumi365 2d ago

That is just wonderful 😊 ☺️ 😀.

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u/christo749 2d ago

Absolutely beautiful.

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u/PigeonQueeen 2d ago

Ohhh looks stinky

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u/512maxhealth 2d ago

Now that’s what I’m talkin about

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u/HealthyDiamond2 2d ago

Oh my! This is absolutely decadent!

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u/unpolire 2d ago

Made on the family estate?

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u/RuinsAndRoses 2d ago

Looks glorious, Époisses is my very favorite.

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u/Far-Repeat-4687 2d ago

I can smell it from here!

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u/lebrieman2 2d ago

This morbier looks nice!

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u/lolahasnoname 2d ago

Langres! My favourite. Enjoy.

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u/Cest_Cheese 2d ago

I’m bringing my baguette and coming over.

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u/FlanOk2476 2d ago

Lucky you!!

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u/masala-kiwi 2d ago

That looks gorgeous, and the vintage china plate that they're on are selling it even more. ✨

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u/Urbanchicky 2d ago

Looks like what I imagine Heaven to be.

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u/84FSP 2d ago

10/10 would smash that. I can smell that picture.

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u/AimaFuriku 2d ago

Ooh man, that is sexy.

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u/Leading_Study_876 2d ago

"I like it runny"

Monty Python cheese shop sketch.

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u/Twayblades 2d ago

Yummy 😋

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u/quincecharming 2d ago

Incredible. What did you serve it with? Baguette?

I’m quite jealous…

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u/RohelTheConqueror 2d ago

Baguette and other breads yes.

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u/quincecharming 1d ago

I bet they were amazing too. I love seeing the breads/crackers people pair with their cheeses because they do influence the experience a lot!

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u/Efficient_Pause- 2d ago

I can smell it from here! Such a wonderful selection! Drooling over here.

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u/Earthscondido 2d ago

I'm available for adoption (M50, well behaved)).

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u/ferret42 2d ago

I would (almost) commit murder to get my hands on a raw milk Morbier in Australia. The pasturised one is rubbish! Also love the way you can actually buy cheese at varying degrees of ripeness. So hard to find really ripe cheese here and the way it is stored means unripe cheese usually never develops fully.

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u/Throw-away-rando 2d ago

That Epoisses … chef’s kiss

Also… where is the Roquefort?

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u/Glass-Star6635 2d ago

Fuuuuuuuuck

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u/luvlife420 2d ago

Delicious! But you'll want to double dose that Metamusil in the morning.

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u/LucyferEllysia 2d ago

So when do i get to meet this family of yours? I'll pay you, think of it like an escort, but instead, i get to talk with you, your family, and eat their cheese collection. Sound fair? Running low on cash, tho, pay on tic?

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u/JustineDelarge 2d ago

I could tell at a glance that bottom left was a ripe Époisses. My favorite cheese in the whole world.

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u/dregan 2d ago

I can smell that from here.

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u/Kitty_gaalore1904 2d ago

😻😻😻🥴🤤

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u/Exciting_Eye_8251 2d ago

Nice which one first

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u/Martlet92 2d ago

Oh wow I’m going to be thinking about French cheese all day

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u/80HDTV5 2d ago

I will marry whoever I have to marry to get in on this family reunion

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u/Excusemytootie 2d ago

I can smell that from here. CHEESE!

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u/cutiepatootie69babe 2d ago

Is that morbier? 🥹

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u/Mtns2069 2d ago

I can smell it

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u/megatntman 2d ago

I was wondering why you had so specific cheeses on this platter, thinking that burgundy was a country. I now know that bourgogne is not translated the same everywhere

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u/Junior-Hair-4637 2d ago

Is that black paper supposed to be in the top of that piece of cheese?

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u/BananasRaider Grana Padano DOP 10-12 mesi. 2d ago

That’s wonderful I can’t stop looking at it.

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u/rumbidzai 2d ago

Nice! Was going to say Reblochon for the right one, but hard to say without seeing the paste. If it was hard or semi-hard it's likely some sort of sheep milk like you suggested.

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u/HumorPsychological60 2d ago

This is the most beautiful cheese board I've seen

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u/crabapple335 2d ago

That all looks spectacular but Époisses is peak for me. There is nothing better

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u/teddyone 1d ago

God damn what wines did you drink?

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u/VPestilenZ 1d ago

but why is there cheese on the chair below?

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u/RohelTheConqueror 1d ago

That's my plate lol

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u/VPestilenZ 1d ago

oh wow lol, i thought it was velvet material! anyway, the cheese looks fantastic

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u/Lepke2011 Limburger 1d ago

Is it too late to marry in?

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u/platdujour 1d ago

OP's family cheeses

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u/Miserable-Ease-3744 1d ago

I love many French cheeses, but I love Epoisses above all

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u/NotAtreyusMom 1d ago

Is this a normal presentation? No disrespect, but thought it would have more symmetry.

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u/Cultural-Ambition449 1d ago

Why do I not have cousins like this?

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u/MediocreTomorrow2766 1d ago

That's Cheeselicious 😋😋

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u/eloiseturnbuckle 1d ago

You are very lucky. Enjoy!

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u/whoishomer 1d ago

Hi! I have an Époisses question. We are here in NSG for two weeks and stopped by Berthaut on the way down. I would have loved to see something as melty as yours. But it seemed only ripe near the rind but hard and crumbly in the middle.

Is that how it's supposed to be at time of sale? What should I do to get it to the condition in your photo?

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u/RohelTheConqueror 1d ago

If it's not ripe enough for your taste, keep it a few days in your refrigerator, or even better in a cool cellar. Take it out of the fridge one hour before eating to get it to room temp. Careful Époisses will get runny quite quickly, I promise haha.

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u/whoishomer 1d ago

Merci!

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u/Elegant_Pack9727 1d ago

That is one beautiful plate!🤤🤤🤤🤤

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u/wordgirl 1d ago

Now I want to go back to France. I miss the cheese and the produce the most.

I know it sounds weird to say that last one, but the fruits and veggies all look unreal and absolutely delicious in every market display. Those displays are a work of art in themselves.

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u/feliasp 1d ago

🔥

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u/Len_S_Ball_23 1d ago

Love morbier! Could that be a Brebirousse cheese?

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u/CartoonistExisting30 1d ago

I love me some Morbier. I miss it!

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u/croissant_and_cafe 1d ago

Mmmm what is the one that is ooozing?

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u/Hardy8150 1d ago

Cheese might be a 10/10 Presentation is abysmal.

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u/Recent_Page8229 1d ago

Here in Wisconsin where cheese is a big thing the cost would be about $150.

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u/Dependent-Bet1112 1d ago

Love the way we serve cheese out of a fridge. The French let it climb onto the plate on its own, and it tastes ten times better.

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u/BunnyCat2025 20h ago

Hi, have we met? I'm your cousin from NYC you forgot to invite. Next year please! Merci.

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u/undeniably_micki 19h ago

Blessed are the cheesemakers!

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u/bunkerhomestead 15h ago

Can I share please?

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u/CraftsyDad 2d ago

Looks great but served after the meal right?

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u/RohelTheConqueror 2d ago

Served after the main course, before the dessert.

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u/CraftsyDad 2d ago

This is the way