Tête de Moine, literally translates as monk’s head is a cylindrical, smeared semi-hard, unpasteurized cheese weighing around 900g. It boasts a very fine consistency, which melts in the mouth.
 
It isn’t cut; instead, it is scraped into fine rosettes using a girolle cheese curler or similar tool.
 
By scraping the cheese, the area of the cheese that comes into contact with the air increases. This changes the structure of the cheese and allows the aromatic, gently melting flavor to develop to its fullest.