Gaperon is a cow's milk cheese flavored with cracked peppercorns and garlic.

As it matures, it develops a soft and buttery consistency and an intense garlic and pepper flavor.

[1] Gaperon is a speciality of Auvergne country and originated from the plateau of Limagne, between Clermont-Ferrand and Vichy in the Puy de Dôme region.

It was originally made with the babeurre, which is the leftover liquid from making butter (buttermilk).

[1] In the old days, the Gaperon was ripened in the fresh air as it was hung in the farmhouse kitchen or the storeroom.