El petitOt d’Alba

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

El petitOt d’Alba is an unpasteurized goats milk cheese made by Fromatgeria Mas Alba in Girona, Spain. The milk comes from Mas Alba's own herd of goats.  The cheese has a natural, bloomy rind with some bluish mold. The interior is bright white. The taste is very fresh, with a ...

Selles-sur-Cher

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Yet another diversion from British and other UK cheeses. Selles-sur-Cher is an AOC-protected (one of the first), unpasteurized goats milk cheese made in the commune of Selles-sur-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The cheese is sold in small discs that have been coated in ash and then ripened between ...

Carre du Berry

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Carre du Berry is a fresh, pasteurized goats milk cheese (ripened about one week) from Berry, in the Loire region of France. It comes in a 4 inch square and is covered in herbs d' provence, juniper berries, and peppercorns. The cheese is visually wonderful, so it's a natural for ...

Caprini Tartufo

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I was near La Fromagerie recently and decided to stop in and see what looked good. They had some interesting Caprini Tarfufo rounds. The rounds smelled "interesting" (goat's milk and black truffles?) Always up for a challenge, I picked up a couple. The Caprini's are hand made from pasteurized goat's milk ...

Monocacy Ash

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Monocacy Ash is made by the Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company in Boyd, MD. I'm becoming a sucker for ash coated cheeses. Monocacy Ash is goats milk cheese that has an ash coating as well as an ash line through the middle of the cheese. This was a really, really nice ...

Blue Heron Farms Feta

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

At the Bayou City Farmers Market in Houston, Blue Heron Farms sells some wonderful goats milk cheeses. My parents raved about the Feta, so naturally I had to see what made this cheese so special. This Feta is not brined, just salted and aged, so it doesn't taste like traditional Greek ...

Three Belle Swiss

Monday, July 13th, 2009

I was doing a quick run through Reading Terminal and hit up Fair Food Farmstand to see what cheeses were in that day. I noticed a new cheese brand, Three Belle Cheese . Looked good, nice bright label with a cute drawing, and, what's this, goat's milk "Swiss" cheese. I ...