Cheese Database

Cornish Blue vs Dolcelatte

Cornish Blue

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Blue
Rind
Natural rind
Country
United Kingdom

Cornish Blue is a semi-soft blue cheese from Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It is made from pasteurized cow's milk and is meant to be eaten while the paste is still young and moist. The interior is dense and pale, with blue-green veins through a buttery body, and a natural rind covers the outside. Makers use a vegetarian rennet, so the cheese suits many people who avoid animal rennet. The style is a modern British blue, not a copy of a dry, sharp classic.

Dolcelatte

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Blue
Rind
No rind
Country
Italy

Dolcelatte is a soft blue cheese from Italy, made with cow's milk. The name means sweet milk, and the taste matches that idea: creamy, mild, and only gently sharp. Blue-green veins run through a pale, spoonable paste. It is made in the manner of Gorgonzola, but it is aimed at people who want a sweeter, less forceful blue. The name is a trade name, and the cheese is sold as a mild Italian blue rather than as a long-aged wheel.