Sainte-Maure de Touraine

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sainte-maure-de-touraine

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?N/A (This is a food product, not a biological organism)
2. What is the geographic origin?Touraine province, France (specifically Indre-et-Loire department)
3. What is Sainte-Maure de Touraine cheese?It is a French goat cheese shaped like a log, made from unpasteurized goat milk, with a soft white interior and a gray moldy rind.
4. Why does the cheese have ash on it?The ash keeps the rind dry, stops bad molds, and gives the cheese a little earthy taste.

Terroir: The complete natural environment in which a particular food is produced, including factors such as soil, climate, and tradition.
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC): A French certification system that guarantees the geographical origin and traditional production methods of food products.
Unpasteurized Milk: Milk that has not undergone pasteurization, retaining a wider spectrum of natural bacteria that can contribute to complex flavor development in cheese.