Cheese Database

Danbo vs Tybo

Danbo

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
Denmark
Place
Funen

Danbo is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Denmark, associated with Funen. It is formed in a rectangular loaf, and the pale paste has a scattering of small round holes. A smear of ripening bacteria is encouraged on the rind, which gives a mild aroma even when the taste stays gentle. Some loaves also contain caraway seeds. Young Danbo is an everyday sandwich cheese, and an older loaf is stronger and more savory.

Tybo

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Denmark
Place
Thy, Jutland

Tybo is a mild semi-hard cheese from Thy, in Jutland, Denmark. It is made from cow's milk and shaped as a loaf rather than a tall wheel. The paste is cream colored, with small holes under a yellow rind. Makers sometimes mix in caraway seeds, but the plain loaf is the everyday cheese. It sits with the Danish slicing cheeses that stay gentle instead of sharp.