Tags: Cheese, Food.
Clochette (French for little bell) is a bell-shaped mold-ripened goat cheese from the Poitou-Charentes region in France that is made by Chèvréchard a goat cheese maker. Clochette is matured for two weeks and has a shelf life of about 45 days. It has a wrinkled edible white rind; and a firm dense velvety texture. The older the clochette the more wrinkled its surface and the firmer its inner texture. It has a well-balanced non-challenging tangy and goaty flavor.