Cheese Database

Cream cheese vs Snøfrisk

Cream cheese, field guide plate
Cream cheese, photographed

Cream cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
United States

Cream cheese is a fresh, rich cow's-milk cheese set with acid. It was developed in the United States in the late nineteenth century, and it is made to spread.

Snøfrisk

Facts

Milk
Mixed milk
Texture
Soft
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
Norway

Snøfrisk is a soft white cheese from Norway, sold as a spread. It is made from goat's milk and cow's cream, and the paste stays pale because it does not take on a yellow tint. The name means snow fresh, which fits the clean look and the tangy taste. There is no rind. It comes in a small pack for the table, and flavored versions sit beside the plain one.