The use of the name "chabichou" for cheese dates back to 732, when the Saracens were defeated in the region in the 8th century after the Battle of Poitiers.
Many of them left the land, but a few settled there with their families and, in particular, their herds of goats. The country was very suitable for the "poor man's cow", as the pastures were of good quality.
A cheese was made called cheblis ("goat" in Arabic), which later became known as chabichou.
However, the domestication of the goat in this region is thought to predate Roman colonisation, and the Valaisan bishop François Chabbey may be the originator of this type of cheese.
Data sheet
- Poids
- environ 120 gr
- LAIT
- cru
- TEXTURE
- Moelleuse
- ALLERGENE
- Lait
- MATIERE GRASSE
- 29 %
- PROVENANCE
- Poitou- Charentes
- SAISON
- Mars à Décembre
- VIN CONSEILLE
- Mondeuse blanche
- INTENSITE
- médium
- APPELLATION
- AOP depuis 1980
- RECOMPENSE
- Médaille d'or 2017
Specific References
- EAN13
- 3871632280002
Chabichou du Poitou farmhouse PDO
Chabichou cheese is a pure goat cheese with a strong taste of the land.
Made from raw goat's milk.