Camembert

Camembert is one of the most famous cheeses in France and French cheeses world-wide, even though the cheese dates back only to the 18th century.

Camembert was reputedly first made in 1791 by Marie Harel, a farmer from Normandy, following advice from a priest who came from Brie.

Before fungi were understood, the colour of Camembert rind was a matter of chance, most commonly blue-grey, with brown spots. From the early 20th century onwards, the rind has been more commonly pure white, but it was not until the mid-1970s that pure white became standard.

The cheese was famously issued to French troops during World War I, becoming firmly fixed in French popular culture as a result. It has many other roles in French culture, literature and history. It is now internationally known, and many local varieties are made around the world.
Christmas tree ornaments, made of German mouth blown glass and hand painted

The variety named "Camembert de Normandie" was granted a protected designation of origin in 1992 after the original AOC in 1983.