Food Lens · Dairy
Goat cheese
Tangy and slightly earthy, with a soft, creamy texture that crumbles rather than melts smoothly.
Lens analyzedGoat cheese is a soft, tangy cheese made from goat's milk, most commonly sold as a spreadable log but also found in aged, firmer forms. Its tang is more pronounced than cow's milk cheese, and it crumbles easily rather than melting smoothly.
Where it comes from
Goat cheese-making has ancient roots across the Mediterranean and Middle East, where goats were often easier to raise than cows, and it became more widely available in North American grocery stores as specialty and artisanal cheeses grew in popularity.
Buying it
Choose a log or wheel that feels moist but not wet, with a fresh, mild tang rather than a sharp, overly sour smell, a sign of age.
Storing it
Refrigerate goat cheese tightly wrapped, where soft fresh goat cheese keeps for about one to two weeks; aged varieties last somewhat longer.
Keeps about 21 days in the fridge.
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