Goat cheese, which can be used in strong ice cream.
Fromage fort is a type of French cheese spread made from different types of cheese and mixed with other ingredients. In many traditional versions of this dish, the cheese used is leftovers or pieces of different types of cheese. Cooks mix them with wine or broth, as well as garlic and herbs, to obtain a pasta with a unique texture and flavor.
Swiss is one of the most common hard cheeses in ice cream.
The name of the dish, fromage fort, translates from French as “strong cheese”. This dish is named for the strong flavors created by mixing strongly flavored cheeses with wine and other elements. Cooks may or may not choose to age the pasta to change its flavor.
Cheeses typically used for fort de fromage include soft cheeses like Camembert and Brie, as well as harder cheeses like Parmesan or Swiss. You can also use goat or chevre cheese. Almost any cheese will work as an ingredient for strong ice cream, where the resulting paste is a good way to use up leftover cheese.
Fromage fort is a blend of different types of cheese and may include brie, camembert or other flavored cheese.
Essentially, queso fresco is a means of avoiding the waste of cheese that was originally purchased for some other purpose. For example, someone might have a “wine and cheese” celebration at their home or somewhere else. Leftover cheese from this event can be used to make strong ice cream. If the purchase of the event includes varieties of white wines, useful in the recipes of this dish, they can also be used.
Other ingredients also add flavor to this type of dish. Some cooks add cranberries or other types of dried fruit. Others may use chicken broth or vegetable broth; a vegetable broth is usually more useful to make the dish less perishable. In addition to these ingredients, some other cooks can also use beer to make a strong ice cream, since the infusion adds a strong and particular flavor that appeals to many.
Although it has a distinctly exotic name, Fromage fort is not much different from other cheese spreads known by various names in other parts of the world. In some English-speaking societies, cheese spread is often served in the form of a “cheese ball” or “cheese log”. The ingredients for these presentations are very similar to those mentioned above. Other societies, such as Eastern European communities, also have their own versions of cheese spreads as part of the local cuisine.