Capricious (cheese)

{{Short description|Brand of American goat cheese}}

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| name = Capricious

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| country = USA

| region = San Francisco Bay Area

| town = Petaluma, California

| source = Goat's milk

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| texture = hard

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Capricious is an aged goat's milk cheese made by the Achadinha Cheese Company in Petaluma, California. It won "Best in Show" at the 2002 American Cheese Society awards.{{cite web|last=Narasin |first=Ben |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/capricious.php |title=Capricious Cheese Takes a Star Turn | SF Weekly |work=SFoodie |publisher=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=2011-08-26 |accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/library-of-cheese/capricious |title=Capricious | Artisan Organic Cheese |publisher=Cowgirl Creamery |accessdate=2014-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122744/http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/library-of-cheese/capricious |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}{{cite web|author=Janet Fletcher |url=http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Happy-ending-for-Capricious-goat-cheese-3209044.php |title=Happy ending for Capricious goat cheese |publisher=SFGate |date=2009-11-29 |accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite web |author=Derrick in Food on Mar 29, 2005 11:21 am |url=http://sfist.com/2005/03/29/sfist_in_the_kitchen_capricious_cheese.php |title=in the Kitchen: Capricious Cheese |publisher=SFist |date=2005-03-29 |accessdate=2014-06-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602145259/http://sfist.com/2005/03/29/sfist_in_the_kitchen_capricious_cheese.php |archivedate=2016-06-02 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cuesa.org/seller/achadinha-cheese-company |title=Achadinha Cheese Company |publisher=CUESA |date= 28 December 2009|accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newfarm.org/features/0204/goats2/goats2.shtml |title=Who knows what this might become? |publisher=Newfarm.org |date= |accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cheesesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2002-Awards-Brochure.pdf|title=2002 Awards Brochure

|website=cheesesociety.orge|access-date=21 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/travel/getaways/us/california/articles/2010/08/22/exploring_cheese_in_petaluma/ |title=Cheese Pilgrims Revere Petaluma - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-08-22 |accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite web|last=Orcutt |first=April |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/travel/us/20140321-tour-californias-boutique-cheese-makers-and-learn-about-the-craft-of-cheese-making.ece |title=Tour California's boutique cheese makers and learn about the craft of cheese making | Dallas Morning News |publisher=Dallasnews.com |date=2014-03-21 |accessdate=2014-06-08}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=advHAgAAQBAJ&q=capricious+cheese&pg=PA335 |title=The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese - Jeffrey P. Roberts - Google Books |isbn=9781933392349 |accessdate=2014-06-08|last1=Roberts |first1=Jeffrey P. |year=2007 |publisher=Chelsea Green }}