Pavin is a French cheese made in the Auvergne region of central France. The cheese got its name because of a nearby meromictic crater lake called Lac Pavin.[1] It is in the same cheese family as Saint-Nectaire which originates from the same geographic region.[1]

Pavin
Country of originFrance
Region, townAuvergne
Source of milkCow
PasteurisedYes
Named afterLac Pavin
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  1. ^ a b "Pavin". androuet.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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