Article: The Cheese Course: Say cheese! Goat cheese

Call it chevre (SHEHV-ruh; SHEHV), cabra, capra or simply goat cheese there is a staggering variety available today in specialty cheese stores around the country.

Goats are one of the oldest known domesticated animals and people of the Mediterranean have been making cheese from goat's milk since around 10,000 B.C. Although most people automatically think of the French when describing goat cheese, the Greeks and Romans were responsible for introducing cheese to France, specifically the region of Loire.

One of my quintessential favorites is the chabichou du poitou (SHAH-bee-shoo doo pwah-TOO). The word chabichou is derived from the Arabic chebli (goat). I'm not sure if I'm in love with it ... <0x00E8>

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