Chèvre vs Padraccio

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: Mixed milk
Texture: Fresh
Type: Fresh
Rind: No rind
Country: Italy
Place: Basilicata

Padraccio is a fresh cheese from Basilicata, in southern Italy. It is made from goat's milk, often mixed with sheep's milk, and it is eaten before any real rind can form. The shape is a small ball or a short egg, worked by hand and traditionally wrapped in fern leaves. The paste is white, soft, and elastic, with a mild milky taste. It belongs to the mountain food of the region, not to the long aged pecorino tradition.