Le Riopelle de l'Isle is a triple-cream cheese from Quebec that has an oily and sometimes flowing texture known to melt in the mouth. It possesses a smooth buttery taste, with hints of hazelnuts and mushrooms.

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Le Riopelle de l'Isle
Country of origin	Canada
Region	Quebec
Town	Chaudière-Appalaches
Source of milk	Cow
Texture	Soft
Fat content	35%
Weight	1.4 kg
Aging time	60 days

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It is named after Jean-Paul Riopelle, a renowned Québécois artist and painter, and for each 1.4 kg piece, $1 goes to a foundation that helps the children of Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec, Canada, the island where this cheese is manufactured, to get a higher education.

The label on Le Riopelle de l'Isle is a reproduction of one of Riopelle's paintings.

• Type: [unpasteurized cows milk]], soft paste, flowery crust
• Manufacturer: Fromagerie de l'Île-aux-Grues
• Size: 1.4 kg
• Fat content: 35%
• Humidity content: 50%

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• More information from l'Isle-aux-Grues (in French)