Handkäse vs Milbenkäse
Handkäse
Facts
- Texture
- Soft
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Handkäse is a small sour-milk cheese from Germany. The name means hand cheese, because makers shaped the little rounds or bars by hand. It starts from sour skim-milk curd, so the paste is lean, tangy, and free of a rich cream taste. A young piece is mild and fairly firm. A ripe piece smells much stronger, with a yellow surface and a soft, sharp center.
Milbenkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Milbenkäse is a German specialty cheese, and the name means mite cheese. Makers shape cow's milk quark with salt and caraway, dry the pieces, and ripen them with live cheese mites. The mites work on the surface, and enzymes from them help the cheese firm and take on flavor. The result is a small hard piece with a powdery coat. It is not a supermarket item, and ordinary shops do not carry it.