Secret behind one of the world’s best-loved cheeses uncovered

THE secret behind the smell and flavour of one of the world’s most exclusive cheeses has been identified by an international team of scientists, according to new research.

Reblochon cheese from the French Alps appears on the cheeseboard of many a connoisseur, and is made from particularly rich cows’ milk.

In a complex process, the cheese is washed with a salty solution to introduce bacteria in a process known as “smear-ripening”.