France’s new favorite ‘cheat code’ cheese is 2,000 years old | CNN

France is currently experiencing a mini cheese revolution. And it’s been causing a small ruckus in the refrigerated cheese aisles of major grocery stores. The cheese in question, cancoillotte, is hardly new. In fact, it’s believed that the soft, gooey cheese that comes packaged in pots, can be traced back 2,000 years in the eastern part of France near the Swiss border. But in recent years, the cheese-in-a-pot has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts, thanks in large part to a few French influencers who have either discovered or rediscovered the product and introduced it to their fellow compatriots, many of whom had never heard of the cheese before. Because while cancoillotte is common in Franche-Comté where the cheese is produced, it’s little known outside outside the region. “Why didn’t anyone tell me about this? Because my diet has just changed forever,” says the French influencer known as Johan Papz , in a viral TikTok video that has racked up 2.2 million views since being posted April 23. “It’s the best day of my life.” Johan, who doesn’t want his legal surname published for privacy reasons, tells CNN that he remembers eating cancoillotte poured over roasted pota

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