Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Brillat-Savarin is a soft, white-crusted cow's milk cheese named after the 18th century French gourmet and political figure Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. The cheese was created in the 1930s by cheesemaker Henry Androuët. Brillat-Savarin is produced all year round, mainly in Normandy. It comes in wheels 12-13 cm in diameter and approximately 4 cm thick, and is aged for one to two weeks. It goes well with a full bodied red wine because of its creamy texture See also: List of French cheeses, List of cheeses This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.