Abbaye de Tamié vs Munster
Abbaye de Tamié
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
Abbaye de Tamié is a soft washed-rind cheese made in France by the monks of Tamié Abbey. The milk is unpasteurized cow's milk. Each wheel is pressed, then washed while it ripens, so the rind turns orange to reddish and smells stronger than the paste tastes. The inside is pale, smooth, and supple, with a few small openings. Buyers often meet it wrapped in paper marked with a cross.
Munster
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Alsace and the Vosges
- Status
- PDO
Munster is a washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Alsace and the Vosges, and a protected name. The rind is orange. The smell is strong. The paste is softer and milder than the smell suggests.