Carré de l'Est vs Coulommiers
Carré de l'Est
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Lorraine
Carré de l'Est is a soft cow's milk cheese from Lorraine, in eastern France. The name means square of the east, and the cheese is molded as a square rather than as a large round. A white bloomy rind covers a supple, creamy paste that runs from off-white to pale yellow, often with small holes. The taste is mild, milky, and lightly mushroomy from the rind. It belongs with bloomy cheeses such as Brie, in a smaller and more practical format.
Coulommiers
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
Coulommiers is a soft ripened cheese from France. It is made from cow's milk and finished with a white bloomy rind. The wheel is smaller and thicker than a large Brie, so it ripens through the center more readily. The paste is pale and creamy when ripe. It belongs to the same broad family as Brie and Camembert, but it keeps its own name and size.