Époisses vs Livarot
Époisses
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Burgundy
- Status
- PDO
Époisses is a soft cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy, and a protected name. The rind is washed with marc de Bourgogne, the local grape spirit, while the cheese ages.
Livarot
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Normandy
Livarot is a soft cow's milk cheese from Normandy, in France, with a washed rind and a strong savory aroma. The round is pale cream inside and orange to pink on the outside, where regular washing encourages the rind. Thin bands, traditionally of sedge or a similar strip, circle the side and help the cheese hold its shape. The paste is supple and can turn creamy as it ripens. It belongs with the pungent washed cheeses, not with mild bloomy rounds.