Humboldt Fog

Humboldt Fog
Country of origin United States
Region, town California
Source of milk Goats
Pasteurized Yes
Texture semi-soft
Aging time 60 days
Certification None

Humboldt Fog is a goat milk cheese made by Cypress Grove, of Arcata, California, in Humboldt County. It is named for the local ocean fog which rolls in from Humboldt Bay.

Humboldt Fog is a mould-ripened cheese with a central line of edible white ash much like Morbier. The cheese ripens starting with the bloomy mould 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 mould and ash rind are edible but fairly tasteless. The cheese is creamy, light, and mildly acidic with a stronger flavour near the rind.

This cheese won first-place awards from the American Cheese Society in 1998, 2002 and 2005.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Humboldt Fog" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-26.
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