At first glance, Brie and Camembert—two of France’s most famous and widely available cheeses—seem to have a lot in common. For starters, they both come in wheels of creamy deliciousness. They’re also ...

To be called Camembert, a cheese has to weigh at least 250 grams, be 10 centimeters in diameter, and have about 22% fat content. The iconic cheese originated in the northern French region of Normandy, ...

Cutting brie in a cheese store in London in 2007. (Cate Gillon/Getty Images) Legend has it that the world has the French Revolution to thank for Camembert. The cheese with hints of caramelized butter ...

CAMEMBERT, France — On a tiny farm tucked into the lush, green hillside of Normandy, Aude Sementzeff heats raw milk from cows up the hill until it curdles, then scoops it into molds to make a round, ...

At La Ferme du Champ Secret in Normandy, France, owner Patrick Mercier is delighted that his cheese has been said to have “the flavor of the barn.” He and the other workers at the fourth generation ...

The much-beloved creamy French cheese is teetering on the edge of extinction. Authentic Camembert cheese can only be made the old-school way: with raw, unpasteurized milk. Only a few small producers ...

Camembert cheese is one of France's most famous culinary traditions—but as Bloomberg reports, truly authentic wheels of the soft, creamy delicacy are in danger of disappearing from market shelves. The ...

Recent studies have sparked interest in the potential cognitive health benefits of cheese and red wine, particularly fermented varieties like Camembert and red wines like cabernet sauvignon. These ...

Camembert cheese and brie could become extinct because of a decline in fungi, French scientists have warned. The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said that attempts to make camembert ...

On the face of it, Camembert doesn’t seem like an endangered species. In fact, the soft-ripened cheese seems like the opposite: Three hundred and sixty million wheels are produced annually in France.

Legend has it that the world has the French Revolution to thank for Camembert. The cheese with hints of caramelized butter and earthy mushrooms dates back to 1791, when a fleeing priest is said to ...