Gołka vs Rauchkäse
Gołka
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Poland
- Place
- Silesian Voivodeship
Gołka is a smoked cow's milk cheese from the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. It is formed in carved wooden molds, so the small cylinder often carries a decorative pattern on the surface. The paste is pale yellow, firm, and elastic, with a gentle smoke taste rather than a sharp one. Cow's milk is the point of identity, which sets it apart from the sheep's milk cheeses of the high Tatras. People also call it Gazdowski, pucok, or klotek.
Rauchkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Rauchkäse is a semi-soft smoked cow's milk cheese from Germany. The name means smoke cheese, and the smoke is the defining step, not a single brand. A typical piece has a brown rind, a pale dense interior, and a savory smell of wood smoke. The paste is smooth and compact, and it softens readily when heated, with salt and a mild spice note under the smoke. It is sold in blocks and small wheels for both the table and the kitchen.