Buttons
- Producer
- Harley Farms
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Size
- 1.5 in diameter x 1 in height
- Weight
- 1.5 oz
- Website
- www.harleyfarms.com
- Milk
- Goat
- Treatment
- Pasteurised
- Classification
- Soft
- Rennet
- Vegetable
- Rind
- Flavor Added
- Style
- Fresh
- Flavor
- Flavor added to paste
Flavor added to rind
Located in Pescadero, California, Harley Farms is a restored dairy farm that dates back to 1910. Owned and run by Dee Harley, a native of Britain, this is the only remaining dairy in San Mateo County, a once thriving dairy region. Having originally started with six pet goats, Harley Farms is now home to over 200 American Alpine goats. The milk is transformed into farmstead cheeses daily.
In production of this fresh chèvre, milk is pasteurized at the lowest possible temperature in order to retain as much of its character as possible. The curd is also handled very gently to preserve the high moisture and delicate texture of the cheese. The fresh cheese is allowed to drain for two days before being formed into buttons with added flavors.
These chèvre buttons come in four flavor combinations: Herbes de Provence, Cranberry Walnut, Apricot Pistachio and Tomato Basil.
Tasting Notes
In each version of this cheese the fluffy, creamy fresh chèvre is well balanced with added flavors. Herbes de Provence adds slightly bitter, savory and earthy flavors and a lemony scent to the fresh cheese. The Cranberry Walnut version, which has walnuts sandwiched in the center of the cheese and a striking red cranberry topping, is sweet and desserty with just the right amount of sour tang. The Apricot Pistachio variety has ground pistachios in the center and a topping of dried apricots; yielding sour and buttery flavors that match perfectly with the cheese’s creaminess. And the Tomato-Basil version, with its sundried tomato topping and line of basil sandwiched inside, is notably earthy and bitter.
