Nevat

Nevat is a Spanish soft-ripened cheese originating from Catalonia. It was created by Josep Cuixart in the village of Vilassar de Dalt. The cheese is made from goat's milk of Murcia and Grenadine goats. Their milk is high in fat and retains the flavors of rosemary, olive, and thyme on which the goats feed.

The cheese has a bloomy rind that's imprinted with the shape of a cloth in which the curds have been drained. Larger versions of the cheese are shaped into a peaked mountain, while smaller versions are shaped into small disks. When fully mature, the texture is soft and almost runny, while remaining slightly firm near the center.

Younger cheeses have a firmer texture. The flavors are milky, clean, bright, with hints of citrus and sweetness, with a slightly salty finish. The name of the cheese comes from a Catalan word for snow, referring to its rind and shape.