Cheese Database

Capricious vs Humboldt Fog

Capricious

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United States

Capricious is a brand of aged goat's milk cheese from the United States. The wheels turn hard, pale ivory, and a little granular, which sets the brand apart from fresh goat cheese. A natural rind covers the outside. The flavor leans sweet and nutty, with a light caramel note and a tangy finish. It is a cheese for grating and for a board, not a soft spread, and the name refers to this brand rather than to every firm goat cheese in the country.

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.