Clochette vs Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
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.
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Centre-Val de Loire
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is a soft goat's milk cheese from Centre-Val de Loire in France. Each piece is a tall pyramid on a square base, with a thin natural rind. The paste is white and moist, a little crumbly at the center, and creamier near the surface as it ripens. The taste is tangy, lightly salty, and gently sweet, with a clear goat note. It is a board cheese in a small mold, not a large pressed wheel.