Boursin vs Gaperon
Boursin
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Fresh
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- France
Boursin is a brand of soft fresh cow's-milk cheese, seasoned before it is packed. The famous version is garlic and fine herbs, built on a fresh cheese in the style of Gournay.
Gaperon
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
Gaperon is a French cow's milk cheese shaped into a small dome and flavored with garlic and cracked pepper. The name comes from a local word for buttermilk, the liquid left after butter was churned. Early batches used that buttermilk with fresh milk, which gave farm kitchens a way to use what butter making left behind. A white, fluffy coat covers the dome, and the paste inside runs from ivory to pale yellow. Peppercorns should be visible when the cheese is cut.