I saw Woolwich Goat Mozzarella at Whole Foods and that sounded like something I’d like, but after removing the packaging, it already seemed less appetizing. It looks kind of plastic-like, sort of like a fake stick of butter? You know those plastic foods they have at home stores so that the kitchens or dining rooms look more real?
Well, it doesn’t taste at all like mozzarella, more like a goat cheddar. It’s very so-so and not something I’d buy again. I event tried a few pairings to see if that would help. Lon liked it with strawberry jam and I preferred the dry cured sausage, but the oven roasted tomato and apricot didn’t help at all. In the end, we still didn’t really want to eat anymore.
Has anyone tried a good Goat Mozzarella? I was wondering if this brand just wasn’t very good or if goats weren’t meant for mozzarella.
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I make my own moz from my goats’ milk, so I can’t compare it to your brand. While mine is nice and stretchy for pizzas, it isn’t buffalo moz by any stretch of the imagination. It is what it is, which is to say, it still beats the part-skim dreck from the supermarket.
I’m a lover of all things goat cheese. I’ve had goat ricotta, and goat cheddar, but never mozza. It doesn’t look very appetizing, it sounds like a great idea, though. It’s just that it looks like the processed stuff, so I’m sure you’re right in that it felt plastic. But I’m sure a fresh version would be delightful!
Or goatzarella…sorry I couldn’t resist! Probably can get a good one at a farmer’s market.
Trader Joe’s has a decent shredded goat mozzarella. It’s great for pizzas and melts well.
Never been a fan of goat ‘cheddar’ though.
I’ve tried one sold in France. Its texture is not exactly as similar as mozzarella but I love goat cheese anyway ! Thanks to your pictures, I can say that the one I’ve tried is not the same at all ! Yours definitly looks like cheddar. When I’ll come back to Scotland I will look for goat mozza 🙂
that looks so cool! i’ve never tried it before.
Sounds like I should give it another try with a different brand. Thanks everyone!
I have tried many goat cheeses and a couple of goat mozzarellas as I am lactose intolerant. I would say that Woolwich’s is the best because it behaves more like mozzarella (easy to shred, similar texture) and it melts really well (great on a pizza or lasagna). I have tried other kinds that were too crumbly to shred and did not melt properly.
I think mozzarella (goat or cow) is not a cheese I’d eat a lot of “unmelted” so I might suggest readers try it as I have described above or perhaps melted in a quesadilla with pesto, chicken, etc. When I need a quick dinner I put this on top of a frozen “no cheese” pizza that I buy at the health food store (has roasted veggies on it). I have served the lasagna to friends and everyone says that goat version has more taste.
We had that very brand on pizza tonight and it worked just fine; in fact it was great. Have to admit it didn’t look all that great coming out of the package.
this stuff is below toxic waste. I don’t know how it stays in stores. I hesitate to say this, because it’s already been unavailable for months (supposedly due to ‘high demand), but the only goat mozz that tastes like mozz is Mt Sterling brand.
I swear tho, if it ever becomes available again, I get all I want first!! 😛
Kelly, I don’t know if I’ve seen that brand but I don’t really go looking for goat mozzarella.
we all love the woolwich goat’s mozz cheese — whole foods is out of it and so is centram market — please bring it back — it is the most amazing and digestuible on the planet!!! LOVE IT!! THE BEST!