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Goat Cheese

Goat Cheeses & producers

Goat Cheeses

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Sfela

Messinia, Greece
4.5

This semi-hard cheese is traditionally produced from sheep or goat milk, or a mixture of the two. The milk used to make this cheese comes from breeds reared traditionally in the Messinia and Lakonia prefectures, where this cheese has been produced... READ MORE

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Crottin de Chavignol

Chavignol, France
4.4

Chavignol is a small cheese made from raw goat's milk that must weigh at least 60 grams. Its color is white or ivory and it has a dense, moist texture with a thin, moldy rind on the outside. The flavor of Chavignol is full, slightly nutty... READ MORE

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Mastelo

Chios, Greece
4.4

Mastelo refers to trademarked Greek cheeses produced exclusively in Chios. There are two types of Mastelo – one is made from Chian cow's milk, and the other one from goat's milk. The cow's milk version is white in color, with a milk... READ MORE

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Picodon

Ardèche, France
4.4

Picodon is a small, round cheese made from goat's milk, with a minimum weight of 60 grams, produced in the Ardéche and Drôme regions in France. Its rind is thin, with yellow or white mold speckled with blue on the exterior. T... READ MORE

5

Queijo de Cabra Transmontano

Bragança District, Portugal
4.4

This hard cheese is made from raw goat milk taken from Serrana breed. Goat cheese has long played an important role in the economy of the Bragança region, and many of the local families raise animals and produce cheese as their mai... READ MORE

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Formaella Arachovas Parnassou

Arachova, Greece
4.4

This semi-hard cheese has been produced from goat or sheep milk, or a blend of the two, in the town of Arachova below mount Parnassus in central Greece for at least a century. The milk is taken from breeds which have adapted to the mountainous reg... READ MORE

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Myzithra

Crete, Greece
4.3

Myzithra is a traditional cheese made from the whey of goat’s or sheep’s milk cheeses. It comes in three main varieties: fresh, sour, and aged. The fresh one is soft in texture and unsalted, typically shaped ... READ MORE

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Kefalotyri

Greece
4.3

Kefalotyri is a traditional Greek-Cypriot cheese made from goat’s or sheep’s milk. It has a firm and flaky texture with irregular eyes and a strong, rich aroma, while the flavors can best be described as salty, strong, tangy, ... READ MORE

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Tulum Peyniri

Turkiye
4.3

Tulum peyniri is a Turkish cheese made primarely from goat's milk. It is primarily produced in the country's mountainous regions. The cheese is white in color, has a creamy texture, and its flavors range from mild and slightly sweet to strong and ... READ MORE

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Manouri

Thessaly, Greece
4.3

Manouri is a silky smooth fresh whey cheese made exclusively in the areas of Central and Western Macedonia and in Thessalia. It is a particular type of unsalted myzithra cheese known from the Byzantine period. Manouri produced in... READ MORE

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Selles-sur-Cher

Selles-sur-Cher, France
4.3

Selles-sur-Cher is a soft cheese made from full-fat goat's milk, dusted with wood ash to develop a unique rind with strong mineral notes. It is produced in Western Sologne including the Cher region in France. The word 'Selles' refers to t... READ MORE

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Tomme de chèvre de Savoie

Savoie, France
4.3

Tomme de chèvre is a traditional cheese hailing from Savoie. The cheese is made from raw goat's milk. Underneath its bloomy rind, the texture is creamy, pliable, and smooth. The aromas are pungent, barnyardy, earthy, and goaty, whi... READ MORE

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Katiki Domokou

Domokos, Greece
4.3

This cottage cheese is made with goat milk or a mixture of goat and sheep milk from breeds traditionally raised in the village of Domokos in the Othrys mountain range in central Greece. It is made following a traditional recipe without the use of ... READ MORE

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Xynomyzithra Kritis

Crete, Greece
4.3

This soft table cheese is made from whey from the processing of Graviera or Kefalotyri Kritis cheeses and the addition of sheep or goat milk, or a mixture of the two. Its name is a combination of two words – mi... READ MORE

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Cabécou

Midi-Pyrénées, France
4.3

Cabécou is a soft French cheese originating from the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is made from goat’s milk. Before it is wrapped in chestnut leaves and left to mature, the cheese is dipped in plum brandy and sprinkl... READ MORE

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Galotyri

Thessaly, Greece
4.3

The name of this cheese is derived from the words galo (milk) and tyri (cheese). This 'milky' cheese is a curd... READ MORE

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Valençay

Valençay, France
4.3

Valençay is a soft cheese with an unusual visual appearance, made from goat's milk in the French regions of Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher. It is shaped like a pyramid with its top cut off, and according to a legend, ... READ MORE

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Traditional Kemariya cheese (Takemmarit)

Ghardaïa Province, Algeria
4.3

Produced by local women from the indigenous Wilaya community in southern Algeria, particularly in the regions of Ghardaia and Naâma, kemariya is a variety of smooth white cheese that is traditionally made with goat’s milk by f... READ MORE

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Caprino

Italy
4.2

Caprino is a goat’s milk cheese made throughout Italy - the name derives from the Italian word capra, meaning goat. There are two main varieties of caprino: fresco (fresh) and stagionato (aged). A fresh version is ... READ MORE

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Buche de Chevre

Poitou-Charentes, France
4.2

Buche de Chevre is a French cheese originating from the Poitou-Charentes region. Made from goat's milk, this soft cheese has a white color, bloomy rind, and a creamy, flaky texture. The flavors are tangy, earthy, and slightly sweet. The c... READ MORE

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Kopanisti

Cyclades, Greece
4.2

This cheese is traditionally produced from goat's or sheep's milk, although some dairies also use cow’s milk or a mixture of the three, taken from breeds reared on the Cyclades in the southern Aegean Sea. The diet of the animals is based on ... READ MORE

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Caña de Cabra

Region of Murcia, Spain
4.2

Murcia is a mountainous region known for high-quality goat milk products such as this soft-ripened goat milk cheese log. Young caña is mild and creamy with refreshing lemony notes. As it ages, the cheese gets a sharp and intense flavor with... READ MORE

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Humboldt Fog

Arcata, United States of America
4.2

Humboldt Fog is an American cheese produced in Arcata, California. The cheese is made with goat's milk and has a paper-thin bloomy rind. Inside, there is a semi-soft body with a creamy, smooth, and slightly runny texture, due to the fact ... READ MORE

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Krasotyri

Kos, Greece
4.2

Krasotyri is a traditional cheese originating from Kos. The cheese is made from sheep's or goat's milk (or a combination). The milk is warmed, pasteurized, placed into containers, then traditional elongated wicker molds where it drains. A... READ MORE

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Rocamadour

Rocamadour, France
4.2

Rocamadour is a small, flat, very soft cheese made from raw goat's milk. The cheese has a natural edible rind. It's named after the village of Rocamadour in the French region of Lot. The cheese matures for about 15 days, but it can be lef... READ MORE

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Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine

Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, France
4.2

Sainte-Maure de Touraine is a soft cheese made of full-fat goat's milk unusually shaped like a log, weighing about 250 grams. The cheese was made since the 19th century under the name Sainte-Maure in the Tours region in France. I... READ MORE

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Queso Palmero

La Palma, Spain
4.1

Queso Palmero is a semi-hard cheese made from raw Palmera goat's milk, a local breed that perfectly adapted to the climatic and orthographic conditions of La Palma Island. The cheese is salted using sea salt from the island, and ... READ MORE

29

Batzos

Thessaly, Greece
4.1

Traditionally produced in the Greek regions of Thessaly and Western and Central Macedonia, Batzos is a hard to semi-hard, brined, rindless cheese made from fresh or pasteurized sheep's or goat's milk or a combination of the two. The flavo... READ MORE

30

Requeijão da Beira Baixa

Castelo Branco District, Portugal
4.1

Requeijão da Beira Baixa is a cottage cheese from the region of Beira Baixa. The raw goat/sheep milk is not subjected to any kind of fermentation – instead, it is heated and mixed with whey until small flakes start to appear ... READ MORE

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Brocciu Corse

Corsica, France
4.0

Brocciu is a cheese that can be fresh or matured, made on Corsica island from goat's or sheep's milk and whey. It can act as a lactose-free replacement for the Italian Ricotta cheese. It has a smooth, creamy and crumbly texture and its f... READ MORE

32

Bûcheron

Centre-Loire Valley, France
4.0

Hailing from the Loire Valley in France, Bûcheron is a traditional cheese made from goat's milk. Interestingly, it was the first French goat cheese that was exported to the United States. Bûcheron has an ivor... READ MORE

33

Bleu de chèvre

Auvergne, France
4.0

Bleu de chèvre is a traditional cheese hailing from Auvergne. This blue cheese is made from pasteurized or raw goat's milk. The rind is covered with ash, and underneath it the texture is soft and supple, with pockets of blue mold t... READ MORE

34

Queso Majorero

Fuerteventura, Spain
4.0

Traditionally produced in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Queso Majorero is a semi-hard cheese made from raw milk of the Majorero goat breed. It is sold in three varieties depending on the maturation stage: youn... READ MORE

35

Cathare

Languedoc-Roussillon, France
4.0

Cathare is a French cheese originating from the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. It is made from raw goat’s milk which is curdled, placed into molds, dried, then salted. The cheese matures from 2 to 4 weeks and is characterized by it... READ MORE

36

Talagani

Peloponnese, Greece
4.0

Talagani is a Greek cheese typically made from a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk, originating in the Peloponnese region. The cheese has a firm texture and a rich, slightly tangy flavor (it is often compared to halloumi, the popular Cyp... READ MORE

37

Robiola di Roccaverano

Province of Asti, Italy
4.0

Named after the town of Roccaverano, this fatty cheese is produced in Langhe, a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro between the Piedmont provinces of Asti and Alessandria. Robiola di Roccaverano is a fresh or short-aged s... READ MORE

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Hatay peyniri

Hatay Province, Turkiye
4.0

Hatay peyniri, also known as künefe peyniri, is a soft, rindless cheese usually made from raw cow's or goat's milk (sometimes even a combination of both), produced in the Hatay province of Türkiye. It is white or light yellow in color, h... READ MORE

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Hollandse Geitenkaas

Netherlands
4.0

Hollandse geitenkaas is a semi-hard white cheese prepared using pasteurized cream or whole, semi-skimmed or skimmed milk from Dutch White Goats or Dutch White cross-breeds exclusively. Its taste is soft, mild and clean, with fat content b... READ MORE

40

Ġbejna

Gozo Region, Malta
4.0

Ġbejna is a small cheeselet produced from sheep or goat milk, rennet, and salt. The cheese can be prepared in numerous ways – salted, peppered, pickled, covered in herbs, or plain. It is believed that Ġbejna was originally prepared ... READ MORE

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Pouligny-Saint-Pierre

Indre, France
4.0

Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is a traditional cheese with a natural rind made from goat's milk in the French region of Indre. It is the first goat cheese with a protected status in France. Visually impressive, it comes in the shape of a pyramid ... READ MORE

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Krasotiri Ko

Kos, Greece
4.0

Krasotiri Ko or Tiri tis Possias is a traditional soft cheese hailing from the island of Kos. The cheese is made from pasteurized or raw goat's or sheep's milk or a blend of the two. It's ripened for a minimum of one day in brine... READ MORE