Cheese Database

Camembert vs Chevington

Camembert, field guide plate
Camembert, photographed

Camembert

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
France
Place
Normandy
Status
PDO

Camembert de Normandie is a small bloomy cow's-milk cheese from Normandy, and the protected version of Camembert. It is made to ripen through, from a soft rind toward a supple center.

Chevington

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
United Kingdom

Chevington is a mould-ripened cow's milk cheese from England. The milk comes from Jersey cows, and the paste is smooth, moist, and pale yellow. A knobbly rind carries a light white mould over a browner surface. The texture sits softer than a firm English cooking cheese and firmer than a very ripe soft cheese. It is sold in modest wheels, with a creamy interior that yields as it ripens.