Explorateur

Explorateur
Country of originFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
Source of milkcows
Texturesoft

The Explorateur (French pronunciation: [ɛksplɔʁatœʁ] ) is a soft-ripened French triple cream cow's-milk cheese made in the Île-de-France region of France.

Created in the 1950s, it was named to honor the first US Satellite, Explorer. As a triple creme, the fat content of its dry matter is about 75%.:215 It has a squat cylindrical shape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.:215

Its name is a registered trademark of its manufacturer.