Rocamadour cheese

Rocamadour (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkamaduʁ] ^ⓘ) is a French cheese from the southwest part of the country. It is produced in the regions of Périgord and Quercy and takes its name from the village of Rocamadour in the département of the Lot.

Its original name was “Cabécou de Rocamadour”, but only the name “Rocamadour” was retained due to issues related to the Rocamadour PDO (Protected Designation of Origin). This is because the area where goat cheeses regionally called “cabécous” are produced stretches from the foothills of the Pyrenees, through the Aquitaine Basin, and up to the high plateaus of the Massif Central in the Rouergue.