Cheese Database

Cambozola vs Rochebaron

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.

Rochebaron

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Blue
Rind
Natural rind
Country
France
Place
Beauzac

Rochebaron is a soft blue cheese from Beauzac in France. It is made from pasteurized cow's milk, and the paste is pale, creamy, and marked with blue-green veins. A coat of edible ash turns the rind a matte grey, often with a light white bloom. The wheel is a low cylinder. The blue taste stays mild for a veined cheese, which is why people eat it on a board and also warm it in simple cooking.