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Saint-Marcellin () is a soft French cheese made from cow's milk. Named after the small town of Saint-Marcellin (Isère), it is produced in a geographical area corresponding to part of the former Dauphiné province (now included in the Rhône-Alpes région). It is generally small in size, weighing about 80 grams (50% fat), with a mottled creamy-white exterior. The degree of runniness increases with age as the exterior gains blue, then yellow, hues within two to three weeks after production.

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Cheese.name
Saint-Marcellin
Cheese.image
250px
Cheese.country
France
Cheese.regiontown
Isère, Rhone-Alpes
Cheese.source
cows
Cheese.texture
creamy
Cheese.fat
50%
Cheese.certification
PGI (Nov. 2013)

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Saint-Marcellin () is a soft French cheese made from cow's milk. Named after the small town of Saint-Marcellin (Isère), it is produced in a geographical area corresponding to part of the former Dauphiné province (now included in the Rhône-Alpes région). It is generally small in size, weighing about 80 grams (50% fat), with a mottled creamy-white exterior. The degree of runniness increases with age as the exterior gains blue, then yellow, hues within two to three weeks after production.

It is similar in texture and taste to Saint-Félicien, a larger cheese produced in a different part of the Rhône-Alpes région.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Marcellin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.