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There are more than 1,400 types of cheese the world over, and depending on the region, the milk for a particular cheese might come from a cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, camel, reindeer, yak, boar, horse or other milk-producing mammal. Cheese making has a crazy long history — stretching back as many as 6,000 years — so see if you can guess which animal’s milk is traditionally used for each of these particular cheeses.
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About This Quiz
There are more than 1,400 types of cheese the world over, and depending on the region, the milk for a particular cheese might come from a cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, camel, reindeer, yak, boar, horse or other milk-producing mammal. Cheese making has a crazy long history — stretching back as many as 6,000 years — so see if you can guess which animal’s milk is traditionally used for each of these particular cheeses.
This post: Quiz: Cow or Goat Cheese?
Scamorza
cow
Scamorza is an Italian cheese made from cow’s milk. It’s a lot like mozzarella, although it tends to be a little drier and firmer. Scamorza is also often smoked, in which case it’s known as Scamorza affumicate.
goat
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Scamorza is an Italian cheese made from cow’s milk. It’s a lot like mozzarella, although it tends to be a little drier and firmer. Scamorza is also often smoked, in which case it’s known as Scamorza affumicate.
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Pont L’Eveque
cow
Pont L’Eveque is a French cheese that hails from Normandy, and it’s also made from cow’s milk. It has a savory, buttery taste with tangy, fruity undercurrents, and its firm crust is generally golden-yellow to orange in color, while the inner paste is typically a pale yellow.
goat
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Pont L’Eveque is a French cheese that hails from Normandy, and it’s also made from cow’s milk. It has a savory, buttery taste with tangy, fruity undercurrents, and its firm crust is generally golden-yellow to orange in color, while the inner paste is typically a pale yellow.
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Picodon de Chèvre
cow
goat
Picodon de Chèvre is a cheese made from goat’s milk, with a hard crust that can be grayish-blue, pale yellow or white. It’s both sour and sweet, with a pungent, goaty odor.
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Picodon de Chèvre is a cheese made from goat’s milk, with a hard crust that can be grayish-blue, pale yellow or white. It’s both sour and sweet, with a pungent, goaty odor.
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Molbo
cow
Molbo is a Danish cheese made from cow’s milk. It comes coated in a shell of red wax, a lot like Edam.
goat
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Molbo is a Danish cheese made from cow’s milk. It comes coated in a shell of red wax, a lot like Edam.
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Pélardon des Cévennes
cow
goat
Pélardon des Cévennes is another French cheese, and it’s made from goat’s milk. It’s yellow and white, with a thin rind that’s lightly molded.
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Pélardon des Cévennes is another French cheese, and it’s made from goat’s milk. It’s yellow and white, with a thin rind that’s lightly molded.
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Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
cow
goat
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is a soft French cheese also made from goat’s milk and shaped distinctively in the form of a pyramid. The inside is white in color, and the rind is a yellowish-gold, developing a blue-gray mold over time.
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Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is a soft French cheese also made from goat’s milk and shaped distinctively in the form of a pyramid. The inside is white in color, and the rind is a yellowish-gold, developing a blue-gray mold over time.
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Maasdam
cow
Maasdam is a Dutch cheese made from cow’s milk, pale yellow with large holes. Semi-firm and creamy, Maasdam tastes nutty and sweet.
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Maasdam is a Dutch cheese made from cow’s milk, pale yellow with large holes. Semi-firm and creamy, Maasdam tastes nutty and sweet.
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Rocamadour
cow
goat
Rocamadour is French and made out of goat’s milk. It’s a small cheese, just about two inches across and a quarter of an inch thick, that’s creamy both in color and texture. It gradually turns velvety as it ages.
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Rocamadour is French and made out of goat’s milk. It’s a small cheese, just about two inches across and a quarter of an inch thick, that’s creamy both in color and texture. It gradually turns velvety as it ages.
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Caprino
cow
goat
Caprino is an Italian cheese that’s made using goat’s milk. It’s a very soft and mild cheese that tends to be white or straw-colored.
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Caprino is an Italian cheese that’s made using goat’s milk. It’s a very soft and mild cheese that tends to be white or straw-colored.
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Piave
cow
Piave is another Italian cheese, but this one is made from cow’s milk instead of goat’s. It’s dense, dry and caramelized — especially when fully aged from soft to hard — as opposed to creamy or full of holes. Sweet and nutty, Piave has an intense flavor and is light yellow in color.
goat
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Piave is another Italian cheese, but this one is made from cow’s milk instead of goat’s. It’s dense, dry and caramelized — especially when fully aged from soft to hard — as opposed to creamy or full of holes. Sweet and nutty, Piave has an intense flavor and is light yellow in color.
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