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VERMONT CREAMERY
Bijou Aged Goat Cheese
VERMONT CREAMERY'S BIJOU WAS SPARKED BY A SIMPLE IDEA: create
a high-quality Crottin aged goat cheese that chefs can use as a central
component of dishes such as warm salad, a toasted baguette, or paired with
vegetables.
"We wanted it to be the focal point of a dish rather than one ingredient,"
says co-founder and owner Allison Hooper. "The concept came to us back
in 2003, but it wasn't until 2006, when we built an addition to our plant, that
we were able to produce the cheese properly."
That meant aging it over several weeks so the cheese developed its
characteristic wrinkled, geotrichum rind and a nutty, almost sweet flavor.
That sweetness derives from the yeast added to the goat milk, which gets
rid of what Hooper calls the "goatiness" and makes it milder and smoother.
This is Bijou's second sofi win, having nabbed the same award in 2010.
Price: Varies by distributor. Contact: Adeline Druart; 802.479.9371; adruart@
vermontcreamery.com; vermontcreamery.com.—E. Crain
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➊ COACH FARM
ENTERPRISES
Aged Grating Stick
Contact: Tara Kirch
518.398.5325
tkirch@coachfarm.com
coachfarm.com
➋ SAUCES 'N LOVE, INC.
Sauces n' Love
Nut-Free Pesto
Contact: Giovanni Cassano
781.595.7771, ext. 11
gcassano@saucesnlove.com
saucesnlove.com
FINALISTS
from the judges...
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Great cheese, nice
box, lovely favor
