Sainte-Maure de Touraine vs Valençay
Sainte-Maure de Touraine
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Maure de Touraine is a soft goat cheese from the Centre-Val de Loire in France. It is shaped as a small log, and a straw or stalk often runs through the middle. The rind is thin, wrinkled, and pale, with a light surface mold. Inside, the paste is white and can turn creamy as it ripens. The goat's milk flavor is clear but not usually harsh.
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.