goat cheese

noun

: any of various cheeses made from goat's milk

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Plates champion some of the best local and seasonal ingredients for shareable dishes like white asparagus with pickled strawberries and goat cheese or bluefin tuna with garden peas and grilled padron peppers with pil pil sauce. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025 Sample a variety of goat cheese produced on-site, such as the creamy garlic chevre or the juliette, a rich ripened Camembert-style cheese. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 Guests dined on seasonal menu items, including a roasted cauliflower steak with cauliflower puree, a goat cheese and pumpkin ravioli in a sage butter sauce, and braised short ribs with a celery root and parsnip puree. Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 17 June 2025 The first was goat cheese baked in pastry with fresh herbs, which paired very well with the sparkling wine and sauvignon blanc. Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for goat cheese

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goat cheese was before the 12th century

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“Goat cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goat%20cheese. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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