[1][2][3] It is made from cow's milk, and is usually in the shape of a disc with white, bloomy, edible Penicillium candidum rind.

[4] When produced as an artisanal or "farmhouse" cheese from unpasteurized milk, it has some reddish blush in parts of the rind.

[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Coulommiers is a lesser-known cousin of Brie, although it has been produced for longer.

Because it is not an AOC cheese, producers can make it with pasteurized milk and export it to the United States.

In 2008, local councillors led by Franck Riester, Deputy Mayor, and journalists launched the PDO project to raise the importance of a unique Coulommiers cheese.