Cheese Database

Chèvre vs Cream cheese

Chèvre

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.

Cream cheese

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
United States

Cream cheese is a fresh, rich cow's-milk cheese set with acid. It was developed in the United States in the late nineteenth century, and it is made to spread.