Bel Paese vs Belper Knolle
Bel Paese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
Bel Paese is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Lombardy, in northern Italy. The name is Italian for beautiful country, a phrase long used for Italy itself. The paste is pale cream to light yellow, smooth, and mild, with a thin rind under a close wrap. Makers aim for a wheel that slices cleanly and melts without a fight. It belongs with gentle table cheeses, not with sharp aged wheels from the mountains.
Belper Knolle
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Switzerland
- Place
- Belp
Belper Knolle is a small hard cheese from Belp in Switzerland. It is made from cow's milk. Makers shape the curd into a ball, mix in garlic and salt, and roll the ball in crushed black pepper. The name Knolle refers to a tuber, which matches the round shape. A mature ball is dry enough to shave or grate, and the pepper coat stays on the outside.