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Article: The Cheese Course: Say cheese! Goat cheese
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2008
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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 ...
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