Soufflé au Roquefort

Produced only in Roquefort, in the Aveyron, this is one of the oldest (and strongest!) of French cheeses. According to local legend it was discovered by accident, when a young shepherd boy left his lunch of bread and cheese in a cave and forgot it. Returning some weeks later he discovered that the result of his carelessness was a blue-veined dry cheese that people found strangely appetizing... Serve the soufflé with a green salad.