Photo: Jennifer/Flickr The French make the best cheese in the world (they say)The French take their cheese so seriously that they've started an international bi-annual cheese competition. Estimates put the number of French cheese varieties as high as 400, though with the sub varieties on offer, some say it's closer to 1,000. Cheese degreesIf you're really serious about your cheese, you can get a cheese degree in France. Photo: x1klima/FlickrThe French cheese industry is strongFigures from 2015 show that France's exported dairy products brought in over €3.7 billion, with cheese responsible for around 44 percent of these profits. There's a full guide to this in our " Briehaviour guide to French cheese etiquette ", but in short: For round cheeses, make pie slices.

Source: The Local August 10, 2016 11:26 UTC