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Born out of the agropastoral system, this millennial sheep's cheese served as a recognized means of exchange in the 14th century and was the shepherds' main source of income. Its name comes from the Ossau valley in Béarn and the Iraty massif in the Basque Country. The storable cheese is traditionally enjoyed with black cherry jam.
Ossau-Iraty has been marked with the European seal AOP (Protected Designation of Origin) since 1980.
The red European AOP seal (appellation d'origine protégée = "protected designation of origin") guarantees the consumer that all production stages take place exclusively in the defined geographical area of the designation, from the production of the milk to the maturing of the cheese.
In France there are 45 cheeses, 3 butter and 2 creams with the European label "AOP"
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