Cheese Database

Brie vs Robiola

Brie, field guide plate
Brie, photographed

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.

Robiola

Facts

Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
Italy

Robiola is a soft Italian cheese sold in small rounds, squares, or little drums. The paste is creamy and pale, and many pieces wear a thin white rind. A very young one tastes fresh and lactic, with a bright mild tang. A slightly older one tastes richer, with a gentle mushroom note from the rind. The name covers a family of cheeses rather than one single recipe, so two packs can differ.