Alpkäse vs Bergkäse
Alpkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- South Tyrol
Alpkäse is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from South Tyrol in Italy. The name means cheese of the alpine pasture, and the wheels come from mountain dairies in that region. They are large and round, with an elastic paste and a natural rind that may darken as it rests. Color inside runs from ivory to straw yellow, and a few small eyes are scattered through the body. It is a table cheese, not a fresh soft cheese and not a very dry grating block.
Bergkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Austria
Bergkäse is a hard cow's milk cheese from Austria, and the name means mountain cheese. It stands for several alpine wheels rather than one single recipe. Makers press the curd into large rounds with a firm paste and a natural rind. The taste is nutty and savory, and it grows a little sharper as the wheel ages. Small openings may show in the paste, but this is not a large-eyed Emmental style.