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"Brie has already had its heyday in the United States. That time was likely the late 70s through the early 80s, when the mannered pretension of French cuisine was still seen as the pinnacle of culinary (and social) sophistication. Since then, French cuisine has dropped out of favor, making room for all manner of exotic, lighter and more regional faire. Still, French cheeses are regarded as some of the finest in the world, and Brie as one of the most indulgent.  The indulgence factor stems from the copious amounts of butterfat naturally occurring in this fresh soft cheese. To my knowledge there is no such thing as diet Brie, and I think the world is likely better of without it.  But since the all things French boom and bust of thirty years ago, Brie has been mainstreamed and not at all difficult to find in virtually any supermarket in the country (this would have been hard to imagine back in 1979). Alouette, a very American company making the mark in the spreadable cheese market, has been making and successfully selling their cheeses to supermarkets for decades. Their latest product du jour is the Baby Brie Wedge.   Unlike most Brie cheeses that come in wheel-form encased in a harmless, and edible, white mould rind, this particular variety is formed into wedges with the white mould maintaining its wedge shape. More a marvel of engineering than it is a culinary breakthrough, these Baby Brie Wedges will no doubt maintain their integrity for far longer than those cut wheels of brie commonly wrapped in plastic or foil (note: cheese is a living thing and wrapping it in plastic is basically slow suffocation). What makes this package all the more appealing, is that these wedges, while neatly contained in their own mould rind, are also wrapped in parchment paper, which helps maintain a healthy and fresh cheese, I kid you not. As for the cheese, this double cream Brie is no doubt a young cheese (there are some semi-aged Brie cheeses) and therefore most of the character resides in the creaminess and not an aged bloomy quality. However for conventional Brie, this was a pretty impressive option. Creamy, balanced, and mild, Alouette Baby Brie did quite well in grilled cheese, eggs, as well as on its own (although I preferred it melted). Along with the classic Baby Brie, there is now Smoked Baby Brie that adds a bit of dimension to an otherwise straightforward cheese, without being too overwhelming or overstated. Alouette Baby Brie Wedges (both Smoked and Original) are available in 7-ounce wedges ($6.49) and sold in supermarkets across the nation.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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