Maroilles Famous cheese See the background page on
"cheeses"
for more information. The famous cheese is still made in one
local farm, which you can visit. Maison du Parc The Maison du Parc has exhibitions and
organises excursions on themes such as nature, the
countryside, regional products. La Fête de la Flamiche
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Maison du Parc in old watermill at Maroilles
Serving"la Flamiche au Maroilles" at the annual
Festival
The name of "Maroilles" is imortalised as a square-shaped
strong-tasting cheese with an orange rind.
The town is also the centre for the new Avenois
Regional Natural Park. The Maison
du Park on the banks of the river is in the Dimière
Grange, the remains of the ancient Abbey where the cheese
was first made.
La Flamiche au Maroilles is a local version of the regional
speciality, Tarte au Fromage, is made in Maroilles using the
local cheese. It's similar to a Quiche Lorraine - an open
pastry pie, filled with a mixture of milk, grated cheese,
butter, eggs, and a pinch of salt; and baked in a wood-fired
oven.
1. Rind-washing the Maroilles cheeses in the
cellar
2. Flamiche cooked on a wood-fired oven in a
restaurant
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Avenois
Regional Nature Park
- natural park protecting much of the region's countryside
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