Bergenost vs Havarti
Bergenost
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- United States
- Place
- New York
Bergenost is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from New York, in the United States. Extra cream makes the paste rich, in the manner of a butter cheese, and the pieces are finished in bright green wax. The name and the cultures point toward Norwegian dairy practice, but the cheese itself is American. The interior is pale, smooth, and mild, with only a light sour note under the cream. It is not a brown whey cheese, and it does not carry the large round eyes of a Swiss-style wheel.
Havarti
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Denmark
- Place
- Øverød, Zealand
Havarti is a creamy semi-soft cheese from Denmark, first associated with Øverød on Zealand. It is made from cow's milk and has a supple, buttery paste with many small irregular openings. The usual flavor is mild, slightly acidic, and a little sweet. Cream-style Havarti is richer and softer than the plainer loaf. Both are sold as slicing cheeses that also melt well on warm bread.