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Fontainebleau
sweet cream is made of this
It somehow seems right that the creamiest things in France should be named after fancy châteaux. Along with chantilly, of course, there’s Fontainebleau. The story goes in the 18th century, a horse cart bringing rich creamy milk to Paris jostled just enough on the cobblestones to form a layer of delicate cream cheese.
Today it’s made with heavy cream and powdered sugar whipped together, folded into faisselle. Serve it as it was, or with strawberries or on top of a pie.
Text © Dana Facaros
Images by Jacky Delville, Moulin des fromage