Cheese Database

Abbaye de Tamié vs Reblochon

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.

Reblochon, field guide plate
Reblochon, photographed

Reblochon

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
France
Place
Savoie
Status
PDO

Reblochon is a soft washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Savoie, and a protected name. The paste is creamy. The rind is the aromatic part.