Clochette vs Valençay
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.
Valençay
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Centre-Val de Loire
Valençay is a soft goat's milk cheese from Centre-Val de Loire, in France. Each cheese is a small truncated pyramid, flat across the top, with a coat of vegetable ash. A light bloomy surface develops over that gray coat as the cheese rests. The paste is white and moist, creamy near the rind and a little chalky at the center when young. The taste is bright, tangy, and lightly salty, with a clean goat note.