Goat milk cheese

Cheese made from goat milk is goat milk cheese, usually carrying a slightly harsh and piquant flavour and aroma that fans prize. The tang traces to short- and medium-chain fatty acids, which goat milk releases more readily than cow milk, and the paste is often whiter because goats convert carotenes to vitamin A. Styles run from fresh chèvre to aged tommes. Makers handle the delicate curd gently, since goat milk sets softer than cow milk and needs adjusted renneting. Surface-ripened versions develop complex flavours with age.