Ch. 8: Classifying Cheese - Questions

Question 1

what are the characteristics of a soft cheese?

Answer 1

-higher moisture content
-often made quickly
-typically fresh and surface ripened cheese

Question 2

what are the characteristics of semi-soft and semi-firm?

Answer 2

-lower moisture than soft

Question 3

what are the characteristics of firm cheese?

Answer 3

-often aged for some time
-retain little moisture

Question 4

what are the characteristics of a hard cheese?

Answer 4

-most moisture removed

Question 5

what are the flavor characteristics of a cow’s milk cheese?

Answer 5

buttery, grassy, floral

Question 6

what are common flavor defects in a cow’s milk cheese?

Answer 6

bitter, rancid, flabby

Question 7

what are flavor characteristics of a goat’s milk cheese?

Answer 7

tangy, fresh, acidic

Question 8

what are common flavor defects in a goat’s milk cheese?

Answer 8

animally, musky, soapy

Question 9

what are flavor characteristics of a sheep’s milk cheese?

Answer 9

nutty, rich, lanolin

Question 10

what are common flavor defects in a sheep’s milk cheese?

Answer 10

bile, too sharp, animally

Question 11

what factors are determined by where a cheese is from?

Answer 11

-animal and breed
-history
-cheesemaking method

Question 12

what types of cheese are made in northern france?

Answer 12

soft ripened like brie or camembert

Question 13

what cheese is common in the loire valley?

Answer 13

goats cheeses

Question 14

what kind of cheese is made on the eastern side of france?

Answer 14

alpine styles and natural tommes

Question 15

what kind of cheese is made in the southern region of france?

Answer 15

bleus and sheep’s milk basque cheeses

Question 16

what types of cheeses are commonly found in spain and portugaul?

Answer 16

goat’s and sheep’s milk semi-firm to aged cheeses