Cheese Database

Bucheron vs Humboldt Fog

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.

Humboldt Fog

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
United States
Place
California

Humboldt Fog is a brand of goat's milk cheese from California, in the United States. It is a soft, mold-ripened wheel with a white bloomy rind and a thin line of edible vegetable ash through the middle. The line shows as a dark ribbon when the wheel is cut, which is the mark shoppers recognize. Pasteurized goat's milk gives a bright, lemony base. The cheese is sold under a brand name, not as a general style that any dairy may copy freely.