Region, town California Pasteurized Yes Certification None Milk source Goat State of origin California Texture Soft | Source of milk Goats Aging time 60 days Producer Cypress Grove Chevre Country of origin United States of America Rind Bloomy | |
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Similar Maytag Blue cheese, Saint‑André cheese, Garrotxa cheese, Délice de Bourgogne, Fromager d'Affinois | ||
Humboldt Fog is a goat milk cheese made by Cypress Grove Chevre, of Arcata, California, in Humboldt County. It is named for the local ocean fog which rolls in from Humboldt Bay.
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.
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