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{{Short description|French goats' milk cheese}}
{{Distinguish|Catharism|CATHARE (software)}}
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| source        = [[Goat]]
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'''Cathare''' is a [[Goat cheese|goat's milk cheese]] from the [[Languedoc-Roussillon]] region of [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Bienvenue à la Ferme de Cabriole – La Ferme de Cabriole" |url=http://ferme-de-cabriole.com/index.php?page=produits/from_chevre.html&navi=navi_produits.php&top=4&sub=2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224639/http://ferme-de-cabriole.com/index.php?page=produits/from_chevre.html&navi=navi_produits.php&top=4&sub=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[cheese]] comes in flat discs whose face is covered in [[charcoal]] powder with the [[Occitan cross]] inscribed.  Under the rind, Cathare is pure white with a soft, creamy texture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfood.com/2008/06/05/cathare-a-sacred-jewel-of-a-cheese/|title=Cathare, a sacred jewel of a cheese|publisher=slashfood|access-date=2008-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607001303/http://www.slashfood.com/2008/06/05/cathare-a-sacred-jewel-of-a-cheese/|archive-date=2008-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Its goat-milk flavor intensifies as it ages,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.french-cheese.com/cathare-p-307.html|title=Cathare|publisher=french-cheese.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120630113205/http://www.french-cheese.com/cathare-p-307.html|archivedate=2012-06-30}}</ref> and reaches its prime after two to three weeks, which makes it typically unavailable in the [[United States]], due to the [[Food and Drug Administration]]'s stance that [[raw milk]] soft cheeses can pose a health risk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/fda_cheese.html|title=FDA Warns About Soft Cheese Health Risk|publisher=consumeraffairs.com}}</ref>  The sale of raw milk cheese aged under 60 days is illegal in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/28/cheese/index.html|title=Cheesy does it|work=salon.com|author=Steven A. Shaw|access-date=2008-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206225045/http://archive.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/28/cheese/index.html|archive-date=2009-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of goat milk cheeses]]

== References ==
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[[Category:French cheeses]]
[[Category:Occitan cheeses]]
[[Category:Goat's-milk cheeses]]


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