Clochette vs Crottin de Chavignol
Clochette
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Saint-Estèphe
Clochette is a brand of goat cheese from Saint-Estèphe in France. The name is French for little bell, and the cheese is formed in that shape. It is mold-ripened, with a wrinkled white rind and a dense but still moist paste. The milk is goat's milk, and the usual commercial cheese is pasteurized. A young bell is milder, while an older one wrinkles more and tastes stronger.
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.