An American woman living in France boasts about knowing all French cheeses, prompting her neighbor—a veteran cheesemaker—to challenge her to try 365 different varieties in one year. After quickly exhausting the supermarket options, Julie realizes she's barely scratched the surface of France's 1,600 cheese varieties. Just as she fears failing the challenge, her neighbor offers to introduce her to the true "guardians of cheese"—the small producers preserving generations of tradition. Listen to this story while you sleep to absorb French vocabulary about dairy, regional specialties, and culinary challenges.

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