Camembert was invented in 1791 by Marie HAREL, a woman farmer from Camembert advised by a recalcitrant priest. In 1890, an engineer Mr RIDEL invented a wooden box which was used to carry the cheese and helped to send it for longer distances. Because of the lack of sufficient protection rules, Camembert was imitated outside of Normandy, and even if foreign countries. In 1926, the Court of Appeals in Orleans stated that the name “camembert” is a generic term, belonging to the public domain.
Since 1983, the ladle moulded Camembert produced with raw milk in Normandy is protected by the French Label of Origin (AOC).
For more information go to Camebert-AOC website.
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