Brie vs Carré de l'Est
Brie
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Île-de-France
Brie is a soft cow's-milk cheese with a white bloomy rind, from the country east of Paris. The paste ripens from the rind toward the center.
Carré de l'Est
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Lorraine
Carré de l'Est is a soft cow's milk cheese from Lorraine, in eastern France. The name means square of the east, and the cheese is molded as a square rather than as a large round. A white bloomy rind covers a supple, creamy paste that runs from off-white to pale yellow, often with small holes. The taste is mild, milky, and lightly mushroomy from the rind. It belongs with bloomy cheeses such as Brie, in a smaller and more practical format.