Explorateur

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| name = Explorateur

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| country = France

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| region = Île-de-France

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| fat content = 75% (of dry matter)

| source = cows

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| texture = soft

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The Explorateur ({{IPA|fr|ɛksplɔʁatœʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-explorateur.wav}}) is a soft-ripened French triple cream cow's-milk cheese made in the Île-de-France region of France.[http://www.gourmet-food.com/french-cheese/explorateur-cheese-100402.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227060557/http://www.gourmet-food.com/french-cheese/explorateur-cheese-100402.aspx |date=2010-02-27 }} Gourmet Food

Created in the 1950s, it was named to honor the first US Satellite, Explorer. As a triple creme, the fat content of its dry matter is about 75%.{{Cite book|last1=Masui|first1=Kazuko|title=French Cheeses|last2=Yamada|first2=Tomoko|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|year=2004|isbn=1-4053-0666-1|location=Great Britain}}{{rp|215}} It has a squat cylindrical shape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.{{rp|215}}

Its name is a registered trademark of its manufacturer.