Chaource vs Saint-Félicien
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.
Saint-Félicien
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Félicien is a soft cow's milk cheese from the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It sits in the same family as Saint-Marcellin, the smaller cheese of the Dauphiné, but a usual piece is larger and richer. Some dairies add cream, which helps the center stay lush and spoonable. A young wheel is mild and milky. A riper one softens and tastes fuller, with a light tang under the rind.