The cheese is unpressed and uncooked and contains the mold Penicillium roqueforti. In Larousse's Grand Dictionnaire Universel of the 19th century, King Francis I is described as being quite fond of the cheese.
This type of cheese has not been heat-treated or aged and is inhabited by the mold Penicillium roqueforti. In historical accounts, as recorded in Larousse's Grand Dictionnaire Universel of the 19th century, King Francis I was particularly fond of this particular cheese.