Chaource vs Chaumes
Chaource
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Champagne-Ardenne
Chaource is a soft cow's milk cheese from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It is a bloomy-rind cheese, with a white coat and a tall drum shape that stands higher than a flat Brie. A young wheel keeps a chalky line through the center and a creamier layer under the rind. As it ripens, more of the paste softens and the flavor fills out. The style sits closer to Camembert than to a washed-rind cheese with an orange coat.
Chaumes
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
Chaumes is a soft cow's milk cheese from France. It has a washed rind and a pale, supple interior. Makers brush the surface during aging, so the rind turns orange and the paste stays moist. The flavor is mild at first and becomes fuller as the cheese ripens. It is sold in rounds that are easy to cut for a board or a warm dish.