Chaumes vs Mont des Cats
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.
Mont des Cats
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
Mont des Cats is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from France. The paste is pressed, smooth, and supple, with a few small holes, and a washed rind colors the outside orange to red. The taste is mild, milky, and lightly savory, closer to a gentle table cheese than to a pungent washed rind. People eat it in slices and also melt it. The name belongs to this French cheese, not to a blue and not to a fresh curd.