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! [...]
What a great name huh? I hoped for an image of a frog for their logo, but there isn’t one. This cheese is made by Tumalo Farms in Central Oregon. The flesh was pale yellow with an orange rind. The rind is not edible. This is a firm, cooked goat cheese that is also flavored [...]
In the quest to find new and interesting goat cheeses, I stumbled across this one recently at a local deli. From River’s Edge Chevre in Oregon, this smoked goat cheese has won several awards, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the ACS Annual Cheese Competition. The fresh goat cheese is smoked, and then wrapped in [...]
Don’t you just love the name of this Spanish cheese? Looking at the photo you might think this falls into the category of a washed rind cheese, and no doubt the name gives the first clue as to what the rind might be washed in — alcohol, of course — in this case, red wine. [...]