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Aging Gracefully: Monastery Turned Cheese Factory

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They always say you don't really want to know how your sausage is made, and we suspect the same might be true for cheese. But we'll try anything once, which is why we're making tracks for the Schaukaeserei Engelberg cheese factory in Switzerland, the first factory we've covered so far that comes complete with a bistro.

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Different Ways to Get Mozzarella in Italy

We're always interested in how to bribe police officers in foreign countries. Not that we're planning anything sinister; it's just in case we mess up. So we're happy to tell you about the latest scheme in Italy: In the Campagnia area, police officers have been pulling cheese delivery vans over, inventing some rule drivers have violated and demanding either a hefty fine or some mozzarella.

We think there are easier ways to get your cheese in Italy. Apart from the obvious plan of visiting the supermarket, there are also tons of small mozzarella factories to visit. Any number of tour planners can hook you up with a lesson in making mozzarella, and the Delicious Italy website gives the independent traveler tips on where the best cheese can be made, bought and eaten.

But if you want to go the adventure travel way, just try dressing up as an Italian cop and pulling over a cheese delivery van. Give us your money or your mozzarella!

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· Italian Police Busted for Mozzarella Bribes [Ananova]
· Delicious Italy [Official Site]
· Cheese Travel Coverage [Jaunted]

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Jaunted Embedded Travel Guide: Cheese is a Parisian Dirty Pleasure

We're not talking the dirty pleasures of cheese on toast in the middle of the night, or even cheesy-crust pizzas.

It's a rare thing if there's a carbohydrate in sight. Not even biscuits. What do you think this is, a children's tea party? You might be allowed to attach a breadcrumb if you're lucky, but that's as far as it goes. You might even catch sight of a grape, but you're not supposed to actually eat it. I once went to a restaurant in Paris where the grapes were plastic.

The pleasures of a good piece of cheese might be dirty, but at least they're enjoyed pure.

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Canada is So Cheesey!

If you should find yourself taking a drive between the Eastern Provinces' Lac Brome area in Canada and Quebec City, and are in the mood for some cheese gluttony (and who isn't?), stop in at the Fromagerie Lemaire.

We found this place over the summer after some serious wine-tasting in Lac Brome. When we first heard of it, we expected an adorably quaint little place--maybe a cafe where you could order an extensive cheese plate that you could nibble from as you sat at marble-topped wrought-iron tables.

However, Fromagerie Lemaire looks more like a big hot dog stand, decked out in yellow and red, with the plastic booths of a fast-food restaurant.

No matter. We made our own cheese plate, purchasing an ungodly amount of brie, some cheese curds and a big baguette. Then we sat outside with our paper plates and plastic forks on the picnic benches in the decidedly un-quaint parking lot.

But who cares about ambiance when your face is full of fresh cheese and bread? Bonus: the curds were a treat for the mouth AND ears, as they inexplicably made loud squeaking noises against our teeth as we chewed them.

You'd be silly to stop at Fromagerie Lemaire in hopes of a charming French Canadian dining experience. But you'd be sillier not to stop at all.

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· Quebec Coverage [Jaunted]