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Bûcheron (sometimes Boucheron, Bucherone, Boucherond, or Bucherondin) is a
goat's milk cheese Goat cheese, or chèvre ( or ; from French language, French ''fromage de chèvre'' 'goat cheese'), is cheese made from goat's milk. Goats were among the first animals to be domesticated for producing food. Goat cheese is made around the world w ...
native to the Loire Valley in
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. Semi-aged, ripening for 5 to 10 weeks, Bucheron is produced as short logs that weigh that are sliced and sold as small rounds in food stores. Bûcheron has an ivory-colored pâte surrounded by a bloomy white rind. Soft, but semi-firm in texture, this cheese when young has a mild taste and it has a harder texture. As it ages, is gets a softer texture and a sharper, more intense taste. It is a good cheese for salads or for snacking with hearty grained breads, crackers, grapes and fresh figs.


See also

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List of goat milk cheeses Goat cheese is produced using goat milk, the milk of domestic goats. Goat milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy products, including cheese. Myriad goat milk cheeses are produced around the world. Varieties * Anari cheese * Añejo ch ...


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Goat's-milk cheeses French cheeses {{Cheese-stub