Cheese Database

Brillat-Savarin vs Édel de Cléron

Brillat-Savarin, field guide plate
Brillat-Savarin, photographed

Brillat-Savarin

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
France
Place
Burgundy

Brillat-Savarin is a soft cow's milk cheese from Burgundy, in France, and it belongs to the triple-cream group. Extra cream goes into the milk, so the paste is rich, pale, and almost spoonable when ripe. A white bloomy rind covers the wheel. The flavor is mild, buttery, and lightly sour, with a mushroom note near the coat. It is a board cheese and a spread, not a cheese you buy for grating.

Édel de Cléron

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
France

Édel de Cléron is a soft cow's milk cheese from France. It is a relatively recent cheese, made to sit close to Vacherin Mont d'Or in taste, shape, and texture, and it is produced through the whole year. The milk is lightly pasteurized, and the paste is creamy and soft under a white bloomy rind. A strip of spruce bark circles the cheese, and the wheel sits in a small wooden box. The bark gives a light wood aroma while the cheese ripens.