Tuesday 26 august at 18:30

What a cheese! What history says about Savoy cheeses by Arnaud Delerce

  • Cultural
  • Conference
  • Regional Products
La Cure, 15 avenue du mont Paccard, 74170 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Everyone knows the stories of the Aravis peasants who “reblochent” to defraud the taxman, or the cardinals of Avignon who tasted Abondance cheese in 1381... But aren't these tales a little too good to be true?
Here's a talk about Alpine cheeses that won't please anyone. Manufacturers, journalists, politicians, farmers, unions, Savoyards, Valaisans and even consumers won't like it. Why not? Because the author explains that the founding myths of the history of some sacrosanct cheeses from the Alps are nothing more than a mythology of characters and situations created from scratch by communicators expert in the art of storytelling. For heaven's sake! The Aravis peasants who “reblochent” to defraud...

Opening times

Opening times

On 26 August 2025
  • 18:30

Location

Location

What a cheese! What history says about Savoy cheeses by Arnaud Delerce
La Cure, 15 avenue du mont Paccard, 74170 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 13 March 2025 at 12:23
by Office de Tourisme de Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc
(Offer identifier : 7286613)
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