Belle Chevre facts for kids
Belle Chevre is a company in rural Alabama that makes special, handmade goat cheese. It started in 1986 and is located in Limestone County, Alabama near the town of Elkmont.
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About Belle Chevre
Belle Chevre is known for making high-quality goat cheese. They use fresh goat's milk to create different kinds of cheeses, from soft and creamy to slightly aged. Their cheeses are enjoyed by many people across the country.
How Belle Chevre Started
Belle Chevre was founded by a person named Leone Jones Asbury. Later, she sold her part of the company to Liz Parnell. Then, in 2007, Tasia Malakasis bought the company. Tasia worked hard to make their products more well-known and added new kinds of cheese. In April 2013, Belle Chevre opened its first cheese shop and tasting room in downtown Elkmont, Alabama. Here, visitors can try all their cheeses for free! Today, the owner of Belle Chevre is Foster McDonald from Arab, Alabama.
Delicious Cheeses They Make
Belle Chevre makes several types of goat cheese. Their main products include classic goat cheese and creamy goat cheese spreads. These spreads come in different yummy flavors like original, honey, garden veggie, roasted red pepper, fig, and even pumpkin spice!
They also make a unique cheese called "the Greek Kiss." This is a slightly aged goat cheese that is carefully wrapped by hand between two special leaves that have been soaked in salty water. It's a very popular and special item.
Awards and Special Recognition
Belle Chevre has received many honors for its delicious cheeses. Six different types of their cheese have won awards from the American Cheese Society. This society gives awards to the best cheeses made in America.
In 2011, one of their cheeses was chosen as a runner-up for a special award called the "Made in the South award" by Garden & Gun magazine. This award was picked by a famous chef who had won a James Beard Award, which is a very important award in the food world.
In 2010, Cooking Light magazine gave Belle Chevre a "Taste Test Award Winner." The magazine said that Belle Chevre's cheese is so good that it has become "very popular," helping the small company become well-known. A top expert on cheeses from around the world, Steven Jenkins, even said that Belle Chevre's fresh cheeses taste as good as the best ones from famous cheese-making regions in France!
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