Criollo cheese vs Muenster cheese
Criollo cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Country
- Mexico
Criollo cheese is a yellow cow's milk cheese from Mexico, and it stands out because many Mexican cheeses are white. Makers use raw milk, and the finished paste is pale gold rather than bright white. A young piece is firm, mild, and salty. With age the flavor deepens, and the texture can become very hard. Cooks know it as a grating cheese, also sold as queso criollo or criolla.
Muenster cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- United States
Muenster cheese is a mild semi-soft cheese from the United States, made from cow's milk. The interior is pale yellow to cream, and the outside is often orange from annatto. It slices cleanly and melts well, which made it a deli cheese rather than a long-aged wheel. The American cheese is calm in smell and taste. It should not be confused with French Munster, a washed-rind cheese with a much stronger aroma.