Last Saturday, we stopped by Bacco's Wine & Cheese to add a little something to our weekend cheese tray and discovered Bethmale Chèvre.
My first request was for something sheepy, and shop owner Bob Bacco suggested one of our all-time favorite sheep's milk cheeses, Berkswell.
Since he seemed to have zeroed-in on our taste, I asked him to recommend a goat cheese. He handed over a slice of this semi-soft, lacy beauty that tasted like heaven. Yes, a piece of that was certainly going home with us.
Lesson: Always ask your cheesemonger for suggestions!
Do you let your cheesemonger suggest new cheeses or stick to your old favorites?
What's your current cheese crush?
This is a cheese that seems to get better with every bite. The first nibble fills your mouth with deep flavor and the second taste has you craving more. As you can see in the top photo, it slices beautifully with a cheese plane that yields lovely, long, irresistible shavings.
Janet Fletcher of the San Francisco Chronicle discovered this cheese long before most other cheese fans. She said, "The aroma is nutty and the flavor mellow and sweet, not remotely chalky or goaty. I have a hard time imagining anyone not liking this cheese." We agree!
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino
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