Nothing like a Valençay cheese to take a little height
Nothing like a Valençay cheese to take a little height on a cheese platter!It is said that if this cheese has the shape of a truncated pyramid, it is because Talleyrand, Napoleon's diplomat and castellan of the Château de Valençay wanted to create a cheese in honor of Napoleon on his return from Egypt. Having become angry with Napoleon in the meantime, Talleyrand symbolically cut off the top of the Valençay pyramid!
Contrary to legend, it is very likely that the farmers of the time favored a cheese in the shape of a truncated pyramid to make it easier to transport.
