Maroilles in English is a French Cheese that is made from Cow milk.
The name Maroilles comes from the village of Maroilles in northern France where it is still being produced.
Maroilles cheese has a creamy and smooth texture and a rind that is washed, orange and sometimes is also covered in a white veil.
The flavor of Maroilles cheese is strong, sweet, salty and lemony and the aroma is powerful and persistent with notes of fermenting fruit.
Maroilles cheese is made in the regions of Picardy and also Nord Pas de Calais in northern France and is refined in the humid cellars of the Thierache region for 4 months.
Maroilles cheese is also turned every week during the maturation of the cheese.
Maroilles cheese is said to have originated in AD 962 by a monk in the northern part of France and is one of 45 French cheeses to benefit from the controlled origin designation.
Maroilles cheese also pairs and goes well with bitter beer and red wine.
The cheese that is similar to Maroilles is Chaumes, Reblochon or Pont-l'Évêque.
Maroilles cheese has a light brown crust and pungent, sweet, fermenting fruit aroma, salty, slightly meaty quality and a lemony tang to it as well.