"It's famous because they encourage the growth ... the cheese of kings and popes'—when I think of a classic French cheese ...

But Willcox said that there are so many other cheeses in the Alpine-style family, such as the famous French Comté cheese or other Swiss mountain cheeses such as Challerhocker or Scharfe Maxx.

Stilton may be Britain’s most famous blue cheese, eaten by millions ... Owner Laurent Dubois is a fan: “We French cheesemongers often sell both Stilton and Shropshire Blue,” he explains.