Cœur de Neufchatel is a very special cheese for several reasons ! First of all, it used to be produced by women during the war, when they decided to shape it as a heart in order to offer them to their husbands fighting on the fields.

Also, its production method is different from classical bloomy rind cheeses (Camembert de Normandie, Brie de Meaux, …) and is therefore chalkier and slightly saltier as well.