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Key steps to the secrets of regional traditions !
- The main stages in goat's cheese production have not changed since ancient times. Innovations introduced over the centuries have served to improve flavour and conservation methods.
A personal touch is brought to each stage of production by the cheese-maker. Length of maturation and cheese shape are the factors most influenced by the cheese-maker. The many different ways of doing things explains the variety of goat's cheeses and the wide range of tastes and textures.
France produces over a hundred varieties of goat's cheeses. Some of these are internationally renowned, others are known only in France, or in a region of France, or simply in a few farms or villages.
The following five key steps are followed in all cheese production, whether it is on a farm or in a cheese dairy: |
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