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December 21, 2004

Close Encounters of a Goat Kind*

Today I tried Crottin Chavignol. It's a goat cheese from France and comes as a delicious circle about 2 inches in diameter with a very slight rind (just a hint of one, really). It was purchased at Murray's at Grand Central. Here's what Murray's label says about this cheese:

"The little nugget of golden goat cheese with a mountain of flavor. When young, the taste is rustic and tangy, a perfect accompaniament for baguette and wine. But, as it ages, the flavor becomes piquant, meaty, robust and intense with a stronger, barnyard aroma. They can be matured until hard as charcoal, classicallly baked to go with a salad. In French, crottin actually means "horse dropping", referring only to the shape and dark color of that well-aged version. It's one for the ages!"

I ate this cheese with baguette and some grapes (didn't really feel like having wine tonight) and it was quite satisfying as a dinner. Even being small, it's very dense. Quite delicious too.

Note to self: people at Murray's are very nice and almost anxious to answer any cheese questions.

*I don't think I can keep coming up with punny headlines for long, so enjoy it while it lasts.

Posted by maggie at December 21, 2004 11:14 PM

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