Cabécou vs Crottin de Chavignol
Cabécou
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Midi-Pyrénées
Cabécou is a small soft goat cheese from the Midi-Pyrénées in France. The name comes from an Occitan word for goat, and it fits a cheese made only from goat's milk. Each piece is a flat little round with a thin bloomy rind and a cream-colored center. The paste is tender and mildly lactic when the cheese is young. With more time the rind develops and the goat flavor grows stronger.
Crottin de Chavignol
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Centre-Val de Loire
Crottin de Chavignol is a small goat's milk cheese from Centre-Val de Loire in France. Each piece is a short round with a thin natural rind. Young cheese is pale, soft, and mild, with a creamy center. Cheese kept longer turns drier, darker, and stronger in flavor. The name refers to that small rounded shape, which becomes more obvious as the outside dries and darkens.