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    The French Art of Cheese-Label Collecting

    The French Art of Cheese-Label Collecting - “It’s more than a hobby, it’s a passion.”



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    Tyrosemiophilia is a mouthful to pronounce. Breaking it down, the meaning is still murky: in ancient Greek, tyro means cheese, semio is sign or label, and philos is love. The term does not refer to savoring rich, creamy cheese. Rather, it defines a surprisingly popular hobby: collecting the cheese labels that have been affixed to French Camembert’s round wooden boxes for over 100 years.

    Each label is a miniature work of art. Themes run the gamut, from animals, flowers, historical personages and events to attractive milkmaids in local costumes. Club Tyrosémiophile de France (CTF), established in 1960, holds yearly conferences where members can trade labels and share the stories behind the cheesemakers and artists who created them. Club members receive a yearly membership card sporting a special cheese label, as well as quarterly magazines on all things label-related.

    The club now boasts a collection of several million labels. It recently moved its headquarters to the Camembert Museum in Vimoutiers, Normandy, and plans to digitize its collection of labels so that museum visitors can view them on a screen and print out the ones they like.


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