Humboldt Fog is a
goat milk cheese made by
Cypress Grove, of
Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...
, in
Humboldt County. It is named for the local ocean fog which rolls in from
Humboldt Bay. It is an uncooked pressed cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk.
Humboldt Fog is a mold-ripened cheese with a central line of edible white ash much like
Morbier. The cheese ripens starting with the
bloomy mold exterior, resulting in a core of fresh goat cheese surrounded by a runny shell. As the cheese matures, more of the originally crumbly core is converted to a
soft-ripened texture. The bloomy mold and ash rind are edible but fairly tasteless. The cheese is creamy, light, and mildly acidic with a stronger flavor near the rind.
This cheese won first-place awards from the
American Cheese Society in 1998, 2002 and 2005.
See also
*
List of American cheeses
*
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 ...
References
External links
Cypress Grove Cheese
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American cheeses
Goat's-milk cheeses
Companies based in Humboldt County, California
Food and drink in California