Cheese Database

Brousse du Rove vs Faisselle

Brousse du Rove

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
France
Place
Le Rove

Brousse du Rove is a fresh goat's milk cheese from Le Rove in France. Makers use whole milk from Rove goats, a hardy local breed with long twisted horns. They heat the milk and add a little vinegar so the proteins clump into soft white flakes. Those flakes are lifted into small cups and left to drain. The cheese has no rind, and the traditional paste is not salted.

Faisselle, field guide plate
Faisselle, photographed

Faisselle

Facts

Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
France

Faisselle is a fresh cheese from France. The name is also the word for the pierced mold or basket that drains it, and the cheese is often sold still sitting in that container. The curds stay loose, moist, and mildly tangy, with a little whey around them. Some pots come with a small cup of cream to pour over the top. It is meant to be eaten fresh, not aged, and it has no rind.