Comté is a big, hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, with at least 45% fat and a pressed, cooked paste. Each cheese wheel is unique with numerous taste varieties that can range from milky, spicy, roasted to fruity, buttery or plant-like due to the fact the milk it is made from must be used immediately.

Also known as Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, Mont d'Or is a soft cheese made from raw cow's milk in the Haut-Doubs region in France. What's unique about Mont d'Or's visual appearance is that it is encircled by spruce bark strips and packaged in a spruce wooden box that keeps the cheese in place.

This is another one of those centuries-old dishes that were invented as a practical way to use old cheese and old bread. In this case, the dish is called fondue jurassienne. The star of this fondue is Comté cheese, a staple in the Jura and Franche-Comté regions.

Morbier is a soft cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, produced in the French regions of Doubs, Jura, Ain, and Saône-et-Loire. The cheese is more than two centuries old. It is easily identifiable for its thin black layer of ash which goes through the center of the cheese.

Cancoillotte is a French cheese originating from the region of Franche-Comté. It is believed that this cow’s milk cheese with a thick and creamy texture first appeared more than 2,000 years ago in a region that was then called Séquanie – known nowadays as Haute-Saône.

Along with coq au Riesling, coq au vin jaune is another variation on the classic coq au vin. Instead of red wine, coq au vin jaune incorporates yellow or white wine. The best vin jaune is found in the French region of Jura, but any yellow or white wine can be used instead of it.

Croûte aux morilles is a traditional dish from the French region of Franche-Comté. It consists of a piece of toasted bread paired with morel mushrooms in a creamy sauce. Sometimes, the dish is served in a puff pastry casing. It is best to consume croûte aux morilles in April or May, as it is the time of year when mushrooms are the most abundant in the Franche-Comté forests.

Saucisse de Morteau is a traditional smoked sausage made from pork meat that is stuffed into a natural pork intestine casing. It is produced in the Franche-Comté region in France, where the locals are experts in smoking the sausages in numerous traditional smokehouses throughout the region.

Gâteau de ménage or household cake is a traditional, simple cake originating from the French region of Franche-Comté. It is a type of flat, round brioche that is topped with chocolate chips or egg cream known as goumeau.