Regional cheese and cream stores Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Just 5 minutes from the Brasserie Saint-Germain, this artisanal goat's farm offers some brushed cheeses such as the Tomette affinée and the Tome, as well as a wide range of lactic, soft and pressed cheeses. Distinguished with the label Saveur en Or, all their products can be found directly on site in the Bouc'tique. Alongside the cheeses is now a range of cosmetic products made from the milk of the farm's goats: soaps, body milk and even washing powder!

"Cheese is an art," we're told. Here, everything is homemade. The Olivier family has been refining cheese from father to son since 1907. In the store, you'll find farmhouse cheeses from all over France. Romain Olivier pugnaciously defends the know-how handed down by his father, Philippe. Here, forgotten cheeses are given a new lease of life. Their cheeses can also be found on the menus of some of the finest restaurants in the area, earning the Fromagerie a national reputation.

In this exceptional cheese factory, you buy regional dairy products made by a master cheese refiner, Wullus Paul Alexandre. He uses raw milk from which he knows the origin, formally rejects productions with chemical colorants, enhancers of any kind, stabilizers of any form and puts forward a natural cellar maturing "in the old way". Creator of the Saint-Omer camembert, he also offers the Clairmarais tome or the maroilles from his abbey, and many other regional flavors.

Cheeses, yoghurts, milk, cream, cottage cheese and butter: all the production is made with the milk of the 75 cows of Valérie Leroux and her family. Twenty years ago, Valérie started (at the time, it was quite a gamble!) in milk processing. Since then, she has been making Bergues cheese, washed with beer as is the tradition, but she has also created her own cheeses: the Petit Bissezeele, the Bissezeelois or the Bissezeelin, with flaxseed or the carré du Chapitre. And even a camenbergues! A real delight.

Since 1952, La Prairie is an address that delights lovers of good cheeses. You will find the great French references, but also the maroilles and other unavoidable cheeses of the region, without counting some more singular products proposed to your taste buds. La Prairie also has a nice selection of digestives, wines, quality teas, as well as jams and other home-made preserves. Don't hesitate to ask for the custom-made trays for all your occasions and receptions, you won't be disappointed! The sign exists also in Arras.

At the Crèmerie de la Ferme, you will find more than 300 cheeses by the slice. Among them: bergues, maroilles, mont-des-cats or flax gouda (a must try!) for the most local. You can also taste the classics such as Camembert or Gruyère. Lovers of good cheeses will be in heaven! The creamery also offers dairy products and eggs, but also a nice choice of regional specialities and some beers! If you're new to cheese, let the saleswomen guide you through the shop and they'll know how to please your taste buds.

This family dairy farm offers products that are then sold at the Talents de Ferme collective store, near the farm. A way for Pascale and Benoît Baron to continue their adventure by offering their products directly with as few intermediaries as possible. A successful bet for this family! Among the products offered, we find: milk, beaten milk, yoghurts, cottage cheese, cream desserts... You will also find baskets supplied with the well-known Saveur en'Or label.

A affinage cellar and regional cheeses with envy.

Honey manufacturing, royal jelly, mead, spices… Visit and tasting on reservation.

As surprising as it may seem, here is the one and only producer of maroilles cheese in the town of Maroilles! Since its creation in 1980, the cheese dairy regularly wins many awards at the cheese fair of La Cappelle. In the store, a video explains the process of making Maroilles cheese. In addition to the farmhouse maroilles, you will find the Avesnes dumpling or the Cerfmont heart. The cheese factory can also be visited by appointment, but you will have to stay behind the windows, for hygiene reasons!

In Vercin, Sylviane and Christophe Henguelle work in the heart of the seven valleys, a beautiful green and hilly region. It is in this green setting, a little away from the village, that you will find their farm of Bois d'Esgranges. The shepherd and the shepherdess welcome you and open their doors to let you discover their production. From the milk of their ewes they carefully make cheese and yoghurt from March to September-October.

Direct sales of maroilles, as well as farmhouse goat cheeses and flamiches with maroilles and leeks.

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Every day, Julie Daddi gets up in the morning, pockets her order book from her website, and sets off to visit the local producers and craftsmen who supply her with fruit and vegetables, meat, charcuterie, dairy products, eggs, bread... (some fifteen suppliers in all). In the afternoon, she delivers to her customers' homes (Tuesday to Saturday), throughout the Lille area. It's a simple, effective concept that brings a bit of the countryside to the city, and guarantees customers fresh produce picked that very morning. The comprehensive site also features an organic grocery section. It's a simple and convincing way to work with local producers and artisans. Last but not least, the price: no more expensive than anywhere else!

Between Lumbres, Licques and Desvres, in the heart of a land rich in flavours, go and visit the Wint farm. The Leduc family produces many quality products, including excellent ciders, apple juice and various cheeses. Everything comes from their orchard and dairy farm and everything has been organic since 1998! And for the gourmets, it is always good to know that the cider jelly is absolutely divine on pancakes... La ferme du Wint is part of the France Passion and Bienvenue à la ferme networks.