In August, the cheesemakers invite you to picnic on the pastures with a take-out menu that smells of the land.
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Eight alpine pastures in the Joux and Givrine valley take part in these days to promote Gruyère.
David Bochud
Health situation obliges, the traditional Days ofanddiscovery of Gruyère d’alpage AOP will not take place this summer in the usual way. Unable to welcome a crowd of curious people around their cauldron, the cheesemakers of the Vaudois Jura have decided, with the support of Prométerre, to seduce visitors with the operation «Come on, it’s worth it!» a backpack full of products from the region to collect on their pastures from the 1stis August and every Saturday of the month.
In the free hiking bag, a piece of Gruyère d’Alpage AOP, a sausage, flutes, bread, fruit and vegetables, a dessert and enough apple juice for two people, at the price of 48 francs. ISalso offered, an essential tool, either the Swiss knife with corkscrew, which will allow you to cut the sausage or open the bottle of wine, which can be obtained as an option, for an additional 15 francs. The bags must be ordered directly from one of the eight mountain pastures participating in this operation until the previous Friday at 7 p.m.
Amodiators present
«The idea is to maintain contact with the public, of course taking into account health measures», specifies Suzanne Gabriel, head of the promotion office at Prometerre. Unlike the past fifteen years, visitors will not be able to attend the cheese making in groups, which is done very early in the morning anyway. But they will be able to explore the mountain pastures, have a picnic on the pasture. The farmers, five from Vallée de Joux and Combe des Amburnex, three from the surroundings of Saint-Cergue-La Givrine, will be present for a quick visit of the chalet. (without touching anything) et reveal all the secrets of making Gruyère outside the building. «With the backpack, we hope to attract city dwellers, but also young people for a breath of fresh air in the mountains.», concludes Suzanne Gabriel. A good plan for the 1is August, for those who would like to have a picnic under a starry sky.
List of chalets and reservations: www.terre-vaudoise.ch/ca-vaud-le-coup
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