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Sagging Fence Farm goat tomme

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Name: Sagging Fence goat tommeFrom: Port Orchard, Washington StateMade By:  Sagging Fence FarmMilk: Raw goat’s milkCurdling type: rennetSize/ weigh: Round tomme about 4# in weightRind: Natural rind that is washed weekly during agingInterior: semi firm, very pale ivory colorAged: 3-5 months (maybe longer due to recent closures!) This goat’s milk cheese is made by Bob […]

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Name: Sagging Fence goat tommeFrom: Port Orchard, Washington StateMade By:  Sagging Fence FarmMilk: Raw goat’s milkCurdling type: rennetSize/ weigh: Round tomme about 4# in weightRind: Natural rind that is washed weekly during agingInterior: semi firm, very pale ivory colorAged: 3-5 months (maybe longer due to recent closures!) This goat’s milk cheese is made by Bob

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E. Cabretou, now on the cheese board

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Now on the cheese board at Café Presse, this goat’s milk tomme from the French Basque region is perfectly ripe and ready to sample. The Basques are famous for their sheep milk cheeses, but a small amount of goat’s milk cheese is also made. These large tommes, which weight about 9#, take their name from

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Now on the cheese board at Café Presse, this goat’s milk tomme from the French Basque region is perfectly ripe and ready to sample. The Basques are famous for their sheep milk cheeses, but a small amount of goat’s milk cheese is also made. These large tommes, which weight about 9#, take their name from

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From the cheese board…

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Name: Toma di GressoneyFrom: The region of Vallée d’Aosta in the Italian AlpsMade By:  Fromagerie Vallée de Gressony Milk: Raw cow’s milkCurdling type: rennetSize/ weigh: Round tomme about 5# in weightRind: Aged in high humidity on oak boards to develop a wet rind, then finished at lower humidityInterior: semi firm, pale ivory colorAged: 4-6 months

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Name: Toma di GressoneyFrom: The region of Vallée d’Aosta in the Italian AlpsMade By:  Fromagerie Vallée de Gressony Milk: Raw cow’s milkCurdling type: rennetSize/ weigh: Round tomme about 5# in weightRind: Aged in high humidity on oak boards to develop a wet rind, then finished at lower humidityInterior: semi firm, pale ivory colorAged: 4-6 months

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Quader de Cavra (chevre rousse)

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From: The region of Lombardy in northern Italy Made By:  Carrozzi Formaggi Milk: Pasteurized goat’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat square about 14″ on a side and 2 inches tall. The whole cheese weighs about 2 kilos Rind: Rubbed with salt then placed in a pinewood case for aging. The finished rind is

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From: The region of Lombardy in northern Italy Made By:  Carrozzi Formaggi Milk: Pasteurized goat’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat square about 14″ on a side and 2 inches tall. The whole cheese weighs about 2 kilos Rind: Rubbed with salt then placed in a pinewood case for aging. The finished rind is

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Delice du Jura

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From: The region of the Jura in the French AlpsMade By:  Fromagerie Badoz Milk: Pasteurized cow’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat disc about 9″ in diameter and 1″ tall.  It weighs in at about 16 oz Rind: Washed with brine every 2 days during first weeks of aging, giving a pungent, orange colored

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From: The region of the Jura in the French AlpsMade By:  Fromagerie Badoz Milk: Pasteurized cow’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat disc about 9″ in diameter and 1″ tall.  It weighs in at about 16 oz Rind: Washed with brine every 2 days during first weeks of aging, giving a pungent, orange colored

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Le Ramier Roux

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From: The region of Tarn et Garonne, north of of Toulouse in southwest France. Made By:  Le Ferme du Ramier. Milk: Raw cow’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat disc about 18″ in diameter and 3″ tall.  It weighs in at about 12# Rind: Washed rind. Interior: semi-firm pate, gently ivory in color and

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From: The region of Tarn et Garonne, north of of Toulouse in southwest France. Made By:  Le Ferme du Ramier. Milk: Raw cow’s milk Curdling type: rennet Size/ weigh: Flat disc about 18″ in diameter and 3″ tall.  It weighs in at about 12# Rind: Washed rind. Interior: semi-firm pate, gently ivory in color and

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Chevrot and mini chevrot

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From: Charente-Poitou, south of the Loire valley on  the Atlantic coast of France. Made By:  Cooperative Sevre-et-Belle Milk: Another example of a cheese made with raw milk in France but with pasteurized milk for export, as the US does not allow the importation of raw milk cheeses aged less than 60 days (and even those

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From: Charente-Poitou, south of the Loire valley on  the Atlantic coast of France. Made By:  Cooperative Sevre-et-Belle Milk: Another example of a cheese made with raw milk in France but with pasteurized milk for export, as the US does not allow the importation of raw milk cheeses aged less than 60 days (and even those

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Get ready to Better Know a Cheese

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Do you love cheese?  Do you wonder how your lactose-intolerant friends find the courage to carry on day after day?  Do you consider it a good thing that handling a well aged Saint-Nectare or Reblochon makes your hands reek for the rest of the day?  When you stand in front of a well-stocked cheese counter

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Do you love cheese?  Do you wonder how your lactose-intolerant friends find the courage to carry on day after day?  Do you consider it a good thing that handling a well aged Saint-Nectare or Reblochon makes your hands reek for the rest of the day?  When you stand in front of a well-stocked cheese counter

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