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🧀 Morbier Cheese

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🧀 Morbier Cheese
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Franche-Comté, France


🕐 3 min read · Updated 19 Apr 2026 at 09:42
📌 Fast Facts
  • Origin: Franche-Comté region, eastern France
  • Type: Semi-soft cow's milk cheese with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
  • Defining feature: Horizontal black layer of vegetable ash through center
  • Wheel weight: Approximately 4 kilograms

Morbier is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese produced in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France that is instantly recognizable by its distinctive horizontal black line of vegetable ash running through its center. The cheese holds Protected Designation of Origin status, meaning authentic Morbier must be made according to strict regulations within its designated region using milk from the Jura and Doubs valleys. As of 2026, Morbier remains widely available in French markets and through ...

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