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! [...]
Mmmm. Ok, it happened again. I met another cheese I did not like. I wanted to like it, really I did, but I was immediately put off by the very strong, very ripe aroma. This French AOC semi-soft cheese is made by Les Monts De Joux and is apparently, (according to my cheesemonger), about to [...]