Footloose Retirees

 Starting in May 2025, in Cassis St Félicien- a soft cow cheese with a bloomy edible rind, small and round (gone in a day!) Lou Pérac- a sheep semi soft bloomy edible rind, came in a brick shape; mild but agreeable Chaussée aux Moines- cow semi soft round with an edible rind; not distinctive  Ossau-Iraty is a Basque sheep cheese I know already from previous years, pretty stinky semi soft wedge. Great with tomatoes and bread, one of our all time favorites. Nice to be able to get it so inexpensive. Pèbre d’Aï, chèvre fermier à la sarriette. (We call it summer savory) local small round goat soft with dried herb crust- superb, gone before I remembered to take a picture!. I’ll try to find it again at the market.(see above) Brousse du Rove- fresh goat, tangy and recommended with honey (good idea, oops, gone!). Came in a tube, 1x4”, slipped right out. 23 May OK I visited cheese heaven in the Ubaye Valley today- the producer for Le Chambeyron (the area dairy coop) sells direct- in a w...

 Portuguese Cheeses and Wines Portuguese cheeses & wines Note- Now updated with the photos! 22 April Already in two days we’ve tried more than half a dozen cheeses and close to that in wines; now to try to remember, and promise to keep up in the future! Fresh goat from pingo doce grocery store : very mild, only slightly goaty aftertaste. Packed so that it stays bathed in milk, but the liquid doesn’t spill out. Lost the label before I remembered to capture it. Fresh sheep from grocery store: also quite mild, in milk to stay moist. Almost jellied consistency. Vale da Estrela, Mangualde Semi soft aged cow at Rei da Pesca: Saloio from Pinheiro (near Braga) At Avillez we had three:  Serra de Estrela soft cow very famous but not that notable to us. Very mild flavor, a bit nutty, pleasant . Tras-os-montes Terrincho- very sharp aged sheep, semi-hard with red rind, from paprika and brandy. Strong flavor. Sao Jorge Aged cow from Azores- hard with a bite. I thought it was sheep. Win...