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Chevre with lavender and wild fennel. France produces a great number of goat milk cheeses, especially in the Loire Valley and Poitou. Chevre is a soft, creamy, melt-in-mouth cheese that can have a fruity taste to it. It is usually covered in a light colored rind or skin. It is not aged for very long. [3] It is sometimes served hot as chèvre chaud.
A few French cheeses are protected under the European Union's Protected Geographic Indication designation (PGI). Many familiar generic types, like Boursin, are not covered, while others originally from other countries, such as Emmental cheese, may have certain varieties protected as a French cheese. This list differs from those of Chundi status.
Chabichou (French pronunciation:; also known as Chabichou du Poitou) is a traditional semi-soft, unpasteurized, natural-rind French goat cheese (or Fromage de Chèvre) with a firm and creamy texture. [1] [2] Chabichou is formed in a cylindrical shape which is called a "bonde", per the shape of the bunghole of a wine barrel.
The Poitou goat (French: Chèvre Poitevine) is a dairy goat breed from western France. With a history dating back to 1800, [1] the breed is named for the Poitou historic province. Poitou goats are known for their use in goat milk cheese production, [2] though they are an endangered breed, [3] and at one point were down to just 600 breeding ...
La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The She-goat) is a 1981 buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu.
Chèvre chaud (chaud means 'hot') is a French dish, consisting of Chèvre cheese served hot. It is usually made by broiling the Chèvre cheese on French bread, and is often served with a green salad, and accompanied by vinaigrette, olive oil or balsamic vinegar. [1
Tomme (French pronunciation: ⓘ), occasionally spelled Tome, is a class of cheeses produced mainly in the French Alps and in Switzerland. [1] It can be made from cow's, ewe's, or goat's milk. [ 1 ] Tommes are normally produced from the skimmed milk [ 1 ] left over after the cream has been removed to produce butter and richer cheeses, or when ...
The Capra Grigia, French: Chèvre grise des montagnes, German: Graue Bergziege, [3] is a rare and endangered Swiss breed of domestic goat.It originates in the valleys of the cantons of the Grisons or Graubünden in the eastern part of the country, and of Ticino or Tessin in the south. [4]