Goat-Cheese - Bon Appetit
Goat-Cheese – French Chèvre
Goats cheese or chèvre cheese is manufactured from goats milk and chèvre is French language for goat. Goats milk is very different to cows milk and so very different cheeses are made.
In goats milk the milk has much higher proportions of medium chain fatty acids that include caproic, caprylic and capric acid, and this creates the unique flavour. The fatty acid chain names come from the latin word capra for goat
If you want to know about how to make goats cheese then start here How To Make Goats Cheese Part 1 and then continue and for more on How To Make Goats Cheese Part 2 and more on cheesemaking How To Make Goats Cheese Part 3 and some good goats cheese making recipes Farmstead Cheese Fabrication
France is the principal producer of goats cheese in the world and the main regions are the Loire valley and Poitou, and history has it that goats were brought in by the moors in the 8th century. I have visited many of the fromageries in the Poitou region and it is a trip well worth doing. French Chèvres cheeses include Chabis, Crottin de Chavignol, Pelardon, Picodon, Pouligny Saint-Pierre, Rocamadour, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Chabichou de Poitou and Valençay.
Goats Cheese – Other Varieties
Another favourite is a Portuguese goats cheese called Castelo Branco. Also Greek Halloumi and Feta are traditionally crafted from a mixture of both goat and sheep milk.
Romania also produces some great goats cheese. Exploring Romania Exploring Romania – Your guide to a charming and a very surprising country. A Never Boring Experience
|