Vegan Alternatives to French Goat Cheese
Jay & Joy vegan goat cheese is from France, you can’t get better than that!
The Vegan Dairy (Australia) offers a nice log of vegan goat cheese, rolled in dill herb for a tangy taste.
Avoid blue cheese for pregnancy/nursing, children and low immunity. And keep vegan cheese away from pets. Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside doesn’t recycle.
Vegan Fried Goat’s Cheese Recipe
Fried goat cheese balls (Full of Plants) are melty inside and crispy on the outside, made from cultured cashew cream.
These are deep-fried, so best left to professional chefs with fat fryers!
Types of French cheeses
France is the unofficial cheese capital of the world, producing over 1000 types, made usually from cow, goat or sheep milk, often having strict production laws by area. The main types are:
- Soft-ripened (bloomy rind) has white mould exteriors and creamy interiors. Examples are Brie and Camembert.
- Washed-rind is similar, but the brine is aged and washed with brine, wine or brandy, resulting in a pungeant aroma and orange rind.
- Pressed cheeses are less well-known, these are aged for months to develop nutty flavours. Examples are comté (cooked) and Cantal (uncooked)
- Blue cheese is pierced with needles to let mould grow inside, for a sharp salty taste. The best-known version is Roquefort (not even vegetarian, as it contains calf or sheep rennet).
- Goat (Chèvre) is not the same as feta Greek cheese. This is a soft spreadable log of cheese, again aged to create earthy tangy flavours.
