Flavour : spicy
Aroma : stinky

Boulette d'Avesnes is a cow's milk cheese originally produced in Avesnes, a village on the French-Belgian border.  It is flavoured with parsley, pepper, tarragon, and cloves and later shaped into a cone by hand. The cones (boulettes) were originally produced from buttermilk and made on farms as a by-product of buttermaking. They can age quite well in ripening cellars where they develop reddish colour due to the effect of paprika or annatto, a natural food colouring.
This creamy, fresh cheese is well known for its stinky flavour and is best consumed with a good beer or traditional gin.

Country of origin : France
Region of origin : Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Milk type : cow
Pasteurised : yes
Cheese type : washed rind 
Fat content : 45%