Name: Crottin Maitre Seguin
Brand: Sevre Belle
Place of Purchase: Wheatsfield Organic Co-op in Ames, Iowa
Country/Region of Origin: France
Price in Iowa: $5.79/2.8 oz.
Milk: pasteurized goat
Processing: goat's milk is curded, rennet is added, the cheese is molded and a thin layer of mold enzyme is added to the exterior to cause ripening during aging.
Texture: soft
Color: Beige exterior, bone white interior
Rind: mold enzyme coated
Aroma: strong dairy
Taste: tart, piquant
Mouth feel: soft and creamy
Notes:This cheese is packed with flavor. The crottin cheeses are "living cheese," which means so long as they don't get too cold (below 4-degrees Celsius) the mold in the rind will continue to work on the cheese. The riper the cheese gets, the softer and more flavorful it becomes. I'm not sure how aged this particular crottin was, but there was a spikey, sour flavor in the foreground, which slowly relented to the sweeter, goaty flavor underneath. This stuff is pricey ($33.08 a pound), but they only sell it in 2.8-oz rounds, and that's all you really need for a cheese plate.
Good stuff!
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