| One of the sought after sources for the cheese | | | | of the French goat cheeses. The Picodon, Pouligny |
| is the goat milk. When it comes to well-loved | | | | Saint-Pierre, Chabis, Chabichou du Poitou, Pyramide |
| cheeses, the goat cheese always manage to be in | | | | and Rocamadour are some of these varieties. |
| the fore. One cannot deny how much people are | | | | Crottin de Chavignol is the goat cheese variety |
| seeking this product considering that there are | | | | produced in most number. Mató is another |
| many brands popping out with their own goat | | | | kind. This is a Catalan fresh cheese. This can be |
| cheese. | | | | produced out of goat milk or cow milk. Thus, you |
| Goat cheese is, as the name would indicate, a | | | | must inquire properly to make sure you get the |
| kind of cheese that is taken from the milk of the | | | | kind that is really the chevre cheese. |
| goat. This is also known as the chevre cheese. | | | | Those who love the Greek halloumi and the feta |
| Chevre is the French term for the goat. This | | | | should know that these are traditionally produced |
| name came about because it was produced in | | | | using the milk of the goat. The Castelo Branco on |
| regions where a considerable number of goats are | | | | the other hand is the Portuguese version of the |
| domesticated and kept. This makes cheese | | | | chevre cheese while the pantysgawn is the Welsh |
| production from the milk of the goat a very | | | | kind. |
| convenient endeavor. | | | | Enjoying Chevre Cheese |
| More of the cheese lovers actually favor the goat | | | | Chevre cheese today is best enjoyed when |
| cheese because of its more favorable contents | | | | served hot. This is more popularly known as the |
| compared to the other kinds. Basically, the milk of | | | | Chevre chaud, the French term for its condition. |
| the goat has the same fat contents as that the | | | | This is also a perfect companion to various |
| milk coming from the cow. However, there are | | | | cooking menus, preparations and recipes. Its |
| distinct characteristics in the goat cheese that | | | | creamy taste and unique tang can definitely give |
| makes it very tasty. | | | | a refreshing taste. It can even be used to |
| The milk of a goat contains higher contents of | | | | improve the flavors of vegetables. |
| medium-chain fatty acids like the caprylic, capric | | | | Incredible results can also be expected whenever |
| and caproic acids. These help in providing a tart | | | | the chevre cheese is used in pasta dishes. The |
| zest. It is worthy to note also that these acids | | | | cheese do not even have to be cooked in the |
| take their name from the word capra which is | | | | heat of the oven. The heat coming from the |
| the Latin term in turn for the goat. Since its | | | | cooked pasta will suffice to melt the cheese and |
| conception, France has been the largest source | | | | release its unique zest. |
| for goat milk production, more specifically in the | | | | There are a number of delectable dishes that can |
| areas of Poitou and Loire Valley. | | | | be enjoyed with the right cheese at hand. |
| These places were claimed as the areas where | | | | Whenever you feel like enjoying that unique and |
| the Moors first brought the goat as early as the | | | | tangy taste, make sure that you have a goat |
| eighth century. There are many varieties today | | | | cheese at hand. |