Roquefort cheese
French cheese
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Summary
Roquefort cheese is a French cheese[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of french cheese entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,108 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Instance of: cheese[4]
- Named after: Roquefort-sur-Soulzon[5]
- Made from material: raw milk[6], sheep milk[7]
- Subclass of: French cheese[8], sheep milk cheese[9], blue cheese[10], industrial cheese[11], dairy cheese[12], raw-milk cheese[13]
- Commons category: Roquefort (cheese)[14]
- Country of origin: France[15]
- Location of creation: Roquefort-sur-Soulzon[16]
- Total produced: 18,830 tonne[17]
- Product certification: appellation[18], appellation d'origine contrôlée[19], Protected designation of origin[20]
- Shape: cylinder[21]
- Native label: Roquefort[22]
- Area: 1,500,000 ha[23]
Why It Matters
Roquefort cheese has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]