Port Salut is a semi-soft pasteurised cow's milk cheese from Pays de la Loire, France, with a distinctive orange rind and a mild flavour.

Though Port Salut has a mild flavour, it sometimes has a strong smell because it is a mature cheese.

In 1873, the head of the abbey came to an agreement with a Parisian cheese-seller granting exclusive rights of distribution, and purchases of the cheese soon began to increase.

The abbey sought trade protection, and eventually, sold the rights to the Bel Group in 1950.

[2] The cheese is now produced in a factory, with the characteristic smooth rind now the result of a plastic-coated wrapper.