Beaufort is a creamy mountain cheese from France, made with raw milk from Tarentaise cows and matured for 8-12 months. It is often compared to Gruyere and Comte, but has a creamier flavor and lacks holes. Beaufort is popular on cheese platters, with white wine and salmon, and in quiches and fondues. It is made […]
The Beaufort wind force scale was created in the early 19th century for mariners and later expanded for land use. It has 12 grades, ranging from still air to hurricane-force winds, and became popular with the invention of the telegraph and cup anemometer. The scale became the mandatory standard for measuring wind speed in the […]
