Cheddar vs São Jorge
Cheddar
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Place
- Cheddar, Somerset
Cheddar is a pressed cow's-milk cheese from Somerset, in the west of England. The name comes from the village of Cheddar and from Cheddar Gorge, but most cheddar eaten today is made far from that village.
São Jorge
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Portugal
- Place
- Azores
São Jorge is a firm cow's milk cheese from the Azores in Portugal. The name is the island where the milk is produced and the wheels are made. Whole milk is set, the curd is cooked and pressed, and the wheels age until the paste is hard or nearly hard. The interior is pale yellow, with small irregular holes. It is a slicing and grating cheese, sharp enough for a board and sturdy enough to cook.