Spring is still on the jump and with it are goats and their cheeses!
We @formaggiastic are big fans of fresh as well as aged goat cheeses and over the course of the upcoming weeks will take you on a deep dive into the world of these white beauties.
But before we start with mouth-watering examples, here some basic facts about goats, their milk, and their cheeses.
We @formaggiastic often hear from people that they “don’t like” goat cheese. The reasons for this in unison seem to be; “it tastes like nothing” vs. “it tastes like goat”
Cheese Festival and Selection of Miss and Mister Goat, Svetvinčenat, Croatia.
Croatia is well known for their fine goat cheeses and here is the festival to taste the best of it.
Two days of tastings, competitions, live music and a sheep shearing contest will peak in the announcment of the best cheesemaker.
When in February we are all longing for a soon spring to come. And with spring finally arrives the time of farmstead goat cheese. To shorten the time for you we introduce *Vermenton*, a raw milk goat´s milk representative from the Burgundy region in east-central France which we were lucky enough to catch before.
*Chevrin delle Valli di Lanzo* – raw goat’s milk from the Lanzo Valleys north west of Turin in Italy’s Piedmont region.
It´s the 41st time that the Cheese and gastronomy fair – Sainte-Maure de Touraine takes place!
Traditionally the event will take place on the first weekend of June and will also host an interregional cheese competition which is open to all cheese products with an emphasize on PDO goat cheeses!
Gustav says “Pack some empty bags and go!”
Note: Festival or event dates might change. Always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
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Every two years the town of Niort in western France becomes the place to meet for goat breeders, suppliers of fodder and equipment and after all cheese makers.
In 2018 more than 7000 visitors and delegates from 25 countries made their way to Niort and although CAPRINOV might be a fair mainly for professionals it offers many interesting things to all of us!
Just in time for the beginning of summer, today we will finish our little spring excursion into the world of goat cheeses. And since our vacation paths will lead us down South we send a farewell salute to spring with Italian Grandezza *Capriziola Dolce* by Carozzi Formaggi Srl. from Lombardy.
Goat cheese season already started and as promised May will be the month we will introduce some white delights every cheese lover dreams of.
As you all know there are as many variants of goat cheese as there is sand on a beach and therefor our selection was driven by personal cravings, curiosity and a hint of conservatism.
Also want some cheese for your Sunday afternoon coffeeklatsch but are surrounded by grannies who clamor for sweets? Then goats milk *Chèvre Coeur Gourmand Marrons* by fromagerie Chêne Vert should be your pick of the day.
