Cheese Database

Acceglio vs Robiola

Acceglio

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Italy
Place
Piedmont

Acceglio is a fresh cow's milk cheese from Piedmont, in Italy. Makers use skimmed milk, and they produce it in summer, when milk from the mountain season is on hand. The cheese is pearly white, rindless, and meant to be eaten while it is still very fresh. The taste is lightly tangy and fragrant of milk, with no long-aged sharpness. It is a small local cheese, not a wheel built for distant trade.

Robiola

Facts

Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
Italy

Robiola is a soft Italian cheese sold in small rounds, squares, or little drums. The paste is creamy and pale, and many pieces wear a thin white rind. A very young one tastes fresh and lactic, with a bright mild tang. A slightly older one tastes richer, with a gentle mushroom note from the rind. The name covers a family of cheeses rather than one single recipe, so two packs can differ.