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Cougar Gold

Sorry.. no photo right now. At a party and tried this one .. A cheddar like cheese in texture, not overly crumbly or pasty  with a sharp salty flavor,  small casein crystals and a hint of onion.  Flesh is a buttery yellow in color with no rind. More later when I get a chance to [...]

Humboldt Fog

Um, so I love this cheese which is made by Cypress Grove Chevre in Arcata, California. You should visit their website actually, as they have a great story about the history of the company and how the founder, Mary Keehn, got started in the business of making goat’s cheese. But I digress. I first tried [...]

Pave du Nord Herve Mons

A hard little cheese this one, and I mean literally. This super bright orange cheese (colored with anatto), is hard, dry, flaky and well up there on the salt scale. It has a strong, pungent salty flavor with a bitter, yet pleasant earthy undertone. While I enjoyed this cheese,  I’m not certain it belongs on [...]

Pata Cabra Mitica – Spain

If I hadn’t looked at the label, I would have sworn this was a goats milk cheese as I took a bite (the label said cows milk). And in fact, it is goat cheese because during my research, I discovered that Patacabra means “goat’s leg”.  This has taught me to not trust every label at the cheesemongers! [...]