Chèvre vs Humboldt Fog

Facts

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.

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.