The Sein de Nounou appeals to the rather purile British sense of humour. The Nanny’s Breast is a rather delightful local goats’ cheese from the Cher (a region close to us and named after the river Cher, a tributary of the Loire).
We tittered over its name when buying cheese just before Christmas (sorry about that) and on New Year’s Eve decided to take the plunge. Nigel was rather uncomfortable ordering it so it was my job!
“Ce sera tout?”, the serveuse asked after we’d ordered several other cheeses.
“Ah, non, un Sein de Nounou s’il vous plait?” I replied, not looking Nigel in the eye (pathetic isn’t it?).
“Un Sein de Nounou?”
“Oui, s’il vous plait”. Phew, did it. Wasn’t too embarrassing. Who orders the Sein de Nounou? Is this the preferred cheese of perverts or am I getting carried away here?
To the cheese itself (I thought you’d never get there I hear you thinking).
It’s delightful! A raw milk goat’s milk cheese it weighs around 250g and has 27% matière grasse. Rolled in ash, it has a very smooth texture and quite a pronounced flavour. A little like a Selle sur Cher (one cheese I struggle to pronounce without getting into a kerfuffle).
Upon doing my research, I discovered it’s made by quite a few producers in the Centre Loire.
One to look out for!
