Cheese Database

Bucheron vs Chèvre

Bucheron

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
France

Bucheron is a soft goat's milk cheese from France, formed as a short log. The name means woodcutter, which fits the snowy white shape. A bloomy rind covers an ivory paste that is denser in the center and creamier near the edge. The center tastes bright and a little tart. The outer paste is milder, softer, and tastes of mushrooms from the rind.

Chèvre, field guide plate
Chèvre, photographed

Chèvre

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
France

Chèvre means goat in French. On a cheese counter it means a fresh goat's-milk cheese: soft, white, and tangy, with no need for a rind.