Cheese Database

Cambozola vs Dolcelatte

Cambozola, field guide plate
Cambozola, photographed

Cambozola

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Blue
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
Germany

Cambozola is a branded soft blue cheese from Germany, made with cow's milk. A wheel has a white bloomy rind and a pale paste marked with blue veins. Extra cream in the make keeps the center rich, and a ripe wheel is almost spoonable. The taste is milder than a firm traditional blue, with mushroom notes from the rind and a gentle blue tang inside. The name joins the idea of Camembert with the idea of Gorgonzola, and the cheese sits between those two styles.

Dolcelatte

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Blue
Rind
No rind
Country
Italy

Dolcelatte is a soft blue cheese from Italy, made with cow's milk. The name means sweet milk, and the taste matches that idea: creamy, mild, and only gently sharp. Blue-green veins run through a pale, spoonable paste. It is made in the manner of Gorgonzola, but it is aimed at people who want a sweeter, less forceful blue. The name is a trade name, and the cheese is sold as a mild Italian blue rather than as a long-aged wheel.