Poitou Charentes Goat Cheese and Chabichou

Cheese in Poitou Charentes is a tradition. The region produces two thirds of the French goat cheese production and accounts for one third of the total number of goats in France.

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In this still very traditional region you can find round, square or pyramidal cheese. Be it fresh or creamy it is always awesome. These jewels of the Poitou Charentes gastronomy are renowned throughout France for their authentic character.

Poitou Charentes being a region where many goats are raised, the typical local cheese is obviously made with goat milk. A famous example of traditional cheese in this region is the Chabichou.

Goat Cheese from Poitou Charentes

The Chabichou cheese is one of the first cheeses ever produced in France. Its quality has been controlled and certified since 1990 and thus this cheese benefits from an AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) that is a distinctive label proving its authenticity, outstanding taste and the know-how of the producers.

This white-coloured French cheese is very creamy, soft and pretty dry. Its powerful flavour and taste can be supplemented with a glass of fine wine from the Charente department for example.

Other famous cheeses produced in Poitou Charentes (in the Deux-Sevres area) are the Mothais, Bûche du Poitou and Chabi cheeses. Their names originate from the places they are produced in.

Other cheeses exist, notably some made with cow's milk but they are pretty rare since most of the milk produced in Poitou Charentes is dedicated to producing the famous Echiré butter.

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