Hitting the Road

the destination - Rodez
the reason - Betty

I'm off to the Aveyron!
I'll be crossing that really big bridge and driving though Roquefort, Laguiole, Cabécou and Bleu des Causses country.



A reminder: Only a few days until La Fête du Fromage World Cheese Tasting Event!
Please have your entries to me by November 13. The entire round-up will be posted on November 15.

• Photos are wonderful, but not necessary
• Entries must contain the words La Fête du Fromage and contain a link to Chez Loulou
• Posts should be written specifically for La Fête du Fromage and not entered in any other food blog event
• Please send the link to your post to louloufrance (at) gmail (dot) com with the words Fête du Fromage in the subject line

Pin It

La Fête du Fromage - Cabécou de l'Aveyron

Somehow this one slipped under the radar.

Back in April, my friend Betty (of La France Profonde) came for the weekend toting a rather large gift basket that was stuffed with all sorts of delicious goodies from the Aveyron.
Best of all were the six kinds of cheese tucked inside!
We enjoyed Le Petit Campredon and Tomme d'Estaing, savored the huge wedge of Roquefort and gave l'Ecir en Aubrac another try. (It was better the second time around)

So, how on earth did I forget to include Cabécou de l'Aveyron in a weekly Fête du Fromage?


Oh well. Better late than never.


Simple and straightforward, this unpasteurized, farm produced fromage de chèvre has fresh, grassy and milky flavors and a delicious soft, oozing texture. This is a young piece, less than two weeks old, so the flavor was quite mild.
As Cabécou matures, a layer of blue mold develops on its thin rind, the cheese dries out and the flavor becomes more intense and goaty.

The word Cabécou means "small goat" in Occitan, a thousand year old Romance language that is still spoken in the south of France.
Because of its tiny size, each little wheel is a perfect, one-person portion. You can share if you want to, however. I did.
But I can't promise to next time!

A glass of dry white wine such as Sancerre or a hearty red such as a Côteaux du Languedoc would be good wine pairings with Cabécou de l'Aveyron. Pin It