Emmental vs Samsø cheese
Emmental
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Switzerland
- Place
- Emmental
- Status
- AOP
Emmental is the Swiss cow's-milk cheese with large holes, from the Emmental valley in the canton of Bern. The holes are eyes, made by gas during aging. The Swiss cheese is protected.
Samsø cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- Denmark
- Place
- Samsø
Samsø cheese is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from Denmark, named for the island of Samsø. It is the Danish reading of a cheese with eyes, milder and gentler than a big Alpine wheel. The paste is yellow, supple, and elastic, with a scattering of irregular holes. Many wheels wear a yellow wax coat over a golden rind, and many shop pieces are simple blocks. Young cheese is mild and nutty, and a longer rest brings a sweeter, slightly sour edge.