Coulommiers vs Saint-Marcellin
Coulommiers
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
Coulommiers is a soft ripened cheese from France. It is made from cow's milk and finished with a white bloomy rind. The wheel is smaller and thicker than a large Brie, so it ripens through the center more readily. The paste is pale and creamy when ripe. It belongs to the same broad family as Brie and Camembert, but it keeps its own name and size.
Saint-Marcellin
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcellin is a small soft cheese from Rhône-Alpes, in France, and it is made from cow's milk. Each piece is a low round, often sold in a little dish that holds it as it ripens. The rind is thin and wrinkled, and the paste turns creamier with time. Young cheese is mild and holds a shape, while ripe cheese slumps and tastes stronger. It is a table cheese, not a hard cheese for grating.