Savoyarde is the French word for describing something that comes from the Savoie area of France. This salad traditionally contains Tomme de Savoie cheese, which is popular in France. It's the oldest cheese in the Savoie region. It's a cow's milk cheese that is firm and is formed in a circle like a Camembert. It appears that the farmers in the area made this cheese for the winter months after removing the cream to make butter. This means that the cheese is naturally lower in fat than many other cheeses. It has a very distinctive flavour that is nutty, with hints of mushroom and citrus.