Brie de Meaux vs Coulommiers
Brie de Meaux
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Île-de-France
Brie de Meaux is a soft cow's milk cheese from Île-de-France, in France. It is the large, flat form of Brie, with a white bloomy rind and a pale cream paste. The name points to Meaux, a historic center of the Brie country east of Paris. Makers use raw milk, and the wheel ripens from the outside inward. A ripe slice can show a softer line under the rind and a slightly firmer center.
Coulommiers
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
Coulommiers is a soft ripened cheese from France. It is made from cow's milk and finished with a white bloomy rind. The wheel is smaller and thicker than a large Brie, so it ripens through the center more readily. The paste is pale and creamy when ripe. It belongs to the same broad family as Brie and Camembert, but it keeps its own name and size.