Caprino vs Robiola
Caprino
Facts
- Milk
- Goat
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Country
- Italy
Caprino is the Italian name for goat's milk cheese, and it covers a family rather than one wheel from one valley. The word comes from capra, the Italian word for a goat. Fresh caprino is the version most shops mean, a small soft cheese that is white, spreadable, and bright with tang. Aged caprino is firmer, saltier, and better for cutting than for spreading. Italy produces both, and the plain name has no single town attached to it.
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.