Humboldt Fog

Or at least this is how it's described for the classic examples, which include French staples like Valençay and Sainte-Maure de Touraine.

There's also an American craft cheese called Humboldt Fog, and I think that was the inspiration of this cheesemonger.

It features both an exterior ash coating and line of ash running through the center of the cheese.

As far as pairing a goat cheese with an Aperol Spritz, one might think that the bitterness or the sweetness of the drink might mellow out the goaty-ness.

Okay.

Carrie is Humboldt Fog, and I know you're gonna say, "Carrie, a goat cheese from Chelsea's hometown?" Hear me out.

Humboldt Fog is known for its tart yet bright flavoring.

Its outside can be delicate, crumble easily, but in the center it runs smoother.

It's a cheese that is, yes, messy at times, but that blue line that runs through the center, oh, so chic.

Next, we're going to bring out the Cheese Scale.

As always, we start off with brie, the least cheesy, cheddar, the perfect amount of cheese, and this week's guest rotating cheese is a Humboldt Fog.

A famous ash-ripened goat's milk made by Cypress Grove.

Humboldt Fog.

Humboldt

Fog.

Yeah.

So they're like bries, Camemberts, Humboldt Fog, Chao Creek, and those are most definitely welcome on our cheese board.

We roll out the red carpet for these bloomy-rind cheeses.

I also love this phrase, bloomy rind.

... 'cause it's precious, uh, on the tongue.

Uh, and then the other one that was my, like, go-to, but to impress people at the same time is Humboldt Fog.

Have you ever had that?

Yes.

... great, great, uh, cheese board cheese 'cause it looks dope, and, um, it has the ash line-

That's a good one

... down the center, um, right, of the Humboldt Fog.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.