Tuesday, February 4, 2014

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Goat Cheese!


1. The distinctive taste and smell of goat cheese is due to the three fatty acids found in goat cheese: caproic, caprylic, and capric acids. Capra is the Latin word for goat.

2. Goat cheese was eaten in ancient times. In fact, in Homer's famous tale, The Odyssey, Polyphemus makes goat cheese in his cave.

3. Goat cheese is typically easier to digest than cow cheese. 

4. Goat cheese is lighter than cow cheese because it contains less carotene. This is because goats digest carotene more efficiently than cows.  

5. Goat cheese is sometimes known as chevre which is the French word for goat.



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