Chavroux vs Crottin de Chavignol
Chavroux
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Cognac
Chavroux is a brand of fresh goat's cheese from the Cognac area of France. The milk is pasteurized, and the paste is white, mild, and soft enough to spread. The best known piece is a small pyramid with a flat top, and a short log is sold as well. The fresh pyramid has no dry rind. Cooks use it on bread, in salads, and in warm dishes when they want goat's milk without a sharp farmyard taste.
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.