Bonne Bouche facts for kids

Bonne Bouche is a special kind of cheese made from goat's milk. It comes from a place called Vermont Creamery in Websterville, Vermont, in the United States. The name "Bonne Bouche" is French, and it means "tasty bite." This cheese is aged, which means it gets time to develop its unique flavor.

How Bonne Bouche is Made

This delicious cheese starts with fresh goat's milk. The milk comes from farms in Vermont and Canada. First, the milk is pasteurized, which means it is heated to make it safe. Then, the cheese makers carefully scoop the soft cheese curds by hand. They sprinkle a little bit of poplar ash on top. This ash helps the cheese develop its special outer layer, called a rind.

The cheese then rests and ages. It grows a wrinkled rind, sometimes called a "geo" rind. This is short for "geotrichum," which is a type of mold that helps the cheese ripen. After aging for about ten days at the creamery, the cheeses are ready. They are then packaged and sent to stores. Even in the stores, the cheese keeps aging for up to 80 more days. When it is young, the rind tastes a bit like yeast. The inside is creamy. As it gets older, the cheese becomes softer and has a stronger, more tangy flavor.

Awards and Recognition

Bonne Bouche cheese has won several important awards. These awards show how special and well-loved this cheese is.

• 2011 — It won an award for soft goat's milk cheese at the World Cheese Awards. This is a big competition for cheeses from all over the world.
• 2012 — It was named "Best Cheese or Dairy Product" at the Fancy Food Show. This event celebrates amazing specialty foods.
• 2013 — It earned first place in the American Originals Recipe category at the American Cheese Society. This award highlights unique American cheeses.

See also

• List of goat milk cheeses

External links

• Vermont Creamery website