Crottin de Chavignol

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Crottin de Chavignol is a traditional French goat’s milk cheese from the Loire Valley, renowned for its small, cylindrical shape and increasingly nutty, complex flavor as it ages.

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Crottin de Chavignol canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French cheese
cheese
goat's milk cheese
agingAffectsFlavor flavor becomes more nutty with age
agingAffectsTexture texture becomes drier and firmer with age
agingTime varies from fresh to several weeks or more
aroma earthy when aged
goaty
category artisanal cheese
color ivory paste when aged
white paste when young
countryOfOrigin France
curdType lactic-set curd
flavor complex when aged
mild and lactic when young
nutty when aged
goesWellWith Pouilly-Fumé wine
Sancerre
surface form: Sancerre wine
isEatenIn Europe
France
isTraditionalProductOf Loire Valley
mainIngredient goat's milk
milkSource goat
namedAfter Chavignol
originCountryLanguage French
productionMethod traditionally made from raw goat's milk
regionOfOrigin Centre-Val de Loire
Loire Valley
rindColor blue-speckled when aged
white when young
rindType natural rind
servingSuggestion served on cheese board
served with crusty bread
surfaceMicroflora natural molds on rind
texture firmer when aged
soft when young
typicalFatContent high in milk fat
typicalServingTemperature room temperature
typicalShape small cylinder
typicalSize small
typicalUse baked cheese dishes
gratin dishes
salads
table cheese

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Sancerre typicalFoodPairing Crottin de Chavignol