Sainte-Maure de Touraine
France
appellation: Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP)
place: Touraine and a little beyond, Loire Valley, France
milk: goat (Alpine, Saanen, and Poitevine breeds), raw
type: small, lactic-curd (acid-curd), charcoal-dusted, soft, bloomy-rind
size: a tapering cylinder about 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7 in) lon…