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The word Tome derives from "toma", which in the Savoyard dialect means "cheese made on the mountain pastures". Tome des Bauges was primarily a house cheese for the family's own consumption and also served as a means of exchange. Produced in the Bauges massif and aged for at least 5 weeks, it offers acidic to woody aromas.
Tome des Bauges has been labeled with the European AOP (Protected Designation of Origin) label since 2002.
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, 45 types of cheese, 3 types of butter and 2 types of cream are labeled with the European seal "AOP".
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