Cheese type Soft cheese with flowery rind
	Milk Mainly goat's milk with some cow's milk
Description Fat: 45% Diameter: 8 to 9 cm Weight: about 100 gr Height: 3 cm	Country France
	Area of production Haute-Provence(north of Provence)
	Other information: AOC since 2003

The Banon cheese is named after the village where it is produced. It was first produced in 1270. The chestnut leaves were used to keep the moisture and increase the conservation time.

50 tons of Banon are produced yearly. It makes Banon the French AOC cheese with the smallest production.

Method of Production:

Made from unprocessed milk, the Banon is molded by hand with a ladle. It is pre-matured for five days before being wrapped in dried chestnut leaves. From this point on, maturing takes 14 days.