Isn’t this pretty? That’s vegetable ash in the center of this French semi soft cheese. I think Morbier is already on my blog but I’m having fun with my new mobile WordPress app. This reminds me of the Chaumes I sampled yesterday .. but perhaps a little saltier than the Chaumes… there’s a hint of [...]
Up on the tasting block for tonight is Chaumes, a soft ripened cheese from southwest France that was inspired by Trappist-style cheeses. This soft cheese has a washed rind that is bright orange with a soft yellow, almost ivory colored flesh. The flesh is rubbery to the touch but smooth and almost creamy in the [...]
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! [...]
This is a delightful cheese and makes a great visual addition to any cheese plate and I wish I had a photo! I sampled this at a local restaurant thinking that I’d do some research once I got home for images. It turns out that there’s very little information about this cheese, at least information [...]