645635 Tue Aug 18 13:34:02 -0700 2009 15 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 4956788 Hey everyone, I'm looking for sheep or goat milk cheese. But not the "typical" goat cheese, rather more interesting selections. I've heard of things such as sheep/goat brie? Any suggestions of where to look? Tue Aug 18 13:34:02 -0700 2009 166161 SMOG 1 4956895 I like to wander the various cheese shops in SLM, to get inspired. I've bought some fantastic Spanish cabrales (incredibly stinky blue cheese made from sheep's milk), goat's milk gouda, goat brie or camember (can't remember now), French roquefort, Quebec raw milk cheeses (goat and sheep) and many others. I enjoy poking through Kensington market as well, but I'm not as fond of cheese places that stack their cheeses in high display cases, being a short person. I can't see over the high display cases and it's tough to be heard, once someone actually notices me waiting my turn. Most cheese shops will have a wide variety of cheeses from different countries and animal milk sources. Be sure to patronize a place that will allow you to sample. You'll quickly move beyond your comfort zone and discover a world of heavenly tastes. Be prepared to buy, though. I don't think cheese shops take to kindly to grazers that leave with full bellies but empty shopping bags. Tue Aug 18 14:04:19 -0700 2009 4956788 239809 1sweetpea 1 4956926 Ewenity Dairy makes some wonderful sheep's milk cheeses that can be found all over town, including at the Dufferin Grove and SLM farmer's markets. I have yet to find one that isn't delicious. I'm also admittedly a total sucker for punny names like Ramembert and Mouton Rouge. :) http://www.ewenity.com/blog/?page_id=13 Tue Aug 18 14:12:11 -0700 2009 4956788 139230 Wahooty 1 4956974 Fifth Town Cheese from PEC has a stall at the Brickworks market. Each week he brings a different selection of cheeses, many from goat and sheep's milk. Nettles Gone Wild (camembert stye goat, Lost Lake-Chabichou du Poitou style, Lemon Fetish-Lemon Feta from sheep's milk). Great quality. Check out their website for more details. www.fithtown.ca Tue Aug 18 14:26:55 -0700 2009 4956788 219915 tuttebene 2 4957007 (there is a typo in the URL, it should be www.fifthtown.ca ) Tue Aug 18 14:38:23 -0700 2009 4956974 41175 foodyDudey 3 4957116 oops-thanks! Tue Aug 18 15:07:27 -0700 2009 4957007 219915 tuttebene 2 4957082 I second this fifthtown recommendation, his cheeses are very good. Montforte Dairy also sells some very good sheep/goat cheeses. I am really addicted to this semi-soft ash-rind goat cheese they have been selling the last couple of months. Montforte usually sells at the Saturday SLM and I think I have seen them at Brickworks. Tue Aug 18 14:58:28 -0700 2009 4956974 324513 Hmm 3 4962899 I visited the 5th Town shop in PEC recently and they told me that the Leslieville Cheese shop on Queen E also carries their products. I haven't checked it out for myself yet... So far every 5th town cheese I've tried has been delicious! Thu Aug 20 11:33:15 -0700 2009 4957082 214141 piptal 3 4971466 The stuff you are getting recently from Monforte at SLM is only a tiny sample of their usual product. Monforte had been making cheese using rented space at another fromagerie but they jacked up the rent beyond what they thought they could make work economically. So for the past few months they have been raising funds by selling CSA subscriptions so they can build their own facility, it won't be up and running until the fall. What she is selling at SLM is aged cheddar style from past production and a little bit of goat they are making in rented space somewhere else. Once they get back up to full production I expect to see amazing stuff from them again, in the past they made almost exclusively sheep cheeses but in the new facility they have secured suppliers for sheep, goat, water buffalo and cow milk, they may even have a little bit of mares milk... Sun Aug 23 20:42:25 -0700 2009 4957082 108437 bytepusher 1 4957195 Thin Blue Line on Roncesvalles Tue Aug 18 15:35:42 -0700 2009 4956788 164580 bustercat628 1 4957339 Love, love Alex Farm Products at Manulife Centre. Also there is a big cheese shop at Church and Maitland, they probably have a good selection too, but I'd always call ahead and ask. Tue Aug 18 16:27:48 -0700 2009 4956788 155466 canadianbeaver 1 4957357 Wow, I never knew such a large universe of goat/sheep milk existed! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll start with the Brickworks vendors and then check out SLM. I've been to Alex, but only knew about their goat/sheep feta. I'm excited now! Tue Aug 18 16:33:14 -0700 2009 4956788 166161 SMOG 1 4957377 cheese emporium at mt pleasant and eglinton. lots of import cheeses and very knowledgable staff. Tue Aug 18 16:41:31 -0700 2009 4956788 229937 cheeser 1 4970607 Bought the Operetta and Lighthall Tomme from Fifth Town at the Brickworks. Wish he had more selection to try. I'm really enjoying these cheeses. While I'm more than happy to pay for good quality products, I'm suffering a bit of sticker shock at the $19 I paid for 2 100gr pieces. Look forward to trying some of the selections from the other recommendations next week. Has anyone ever tried Fifth Town's goat milk cheddar? Or the sheep/goat yogurt and sour cream products? Sun Aug 23 14:52:14 -0700 2009 4956788 166161 SMOG 2 4971382 I hear you about the sticker shock but I think the quality is worth every penny . Better than Monteforte which I think makes a good product and nowhere near the same league as Upper Canada (maybe an unfair comparison since they both use cow's milk?). Sun Aug 23 20:03:44 -0700 2009 4970607 219915 tuttebene 1 4971495 There is a triple cream goat's milk round from Woolwich which is rich and oozing, and not extremely goat. About $6 a small round at Costco. Sun Aug 23 20:57:33 -0700 2009 4956788 56131 jayt90