Cheese Database

Bonchester vs Camembert

Bonchester

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
United Kingdom

Bonchester is a soft cow's milk cheese from Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It is made from the whole milk of Jersey cows, and that milk is not pasteurized. A white bloomy rind covers a yellow paste that turns softer as the cheese ripens. Young cheese tastes clean and milky, with a light buttery side. A ripe round can flow when it is cut, and the taste turns richer, with a gentle floral note.

Camembert, field guide plate
Camembert, photographed

Camembert

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
France
Place
Normandy
Status
PDO

Camembert de Normandie is a small bloomy cow's-milk cheese from Normandy, and the protected version of Camembert. It is made to ripen through, from a soft rind toward a supple center.