Harzer vs Nieheimer
Harzer
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Germany
Harzer is a German sour-milk cheese made from cow's milk, specifically from a lean curd. It is small, pale at the start, and stronger as the surface ripens. Many pieces are short rolls dotted with caraway, and others are little rounds. The smell grows loud with age, while the young cheese is milder. It is a lean cheese sold in ordinary shops, not a rare farm specialty.
Nieheimer
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Nieheimer is a sour-milk cheese from Germany, made with cow's milk and no rennet. The small rounds are fully ripened, so the paste is even rather than a white core inside a riper coat. A smooth surface runs from yellow to gray-green, and some pieces are sold with hop leaves on the outside. Caraway is a usual seasoning. The cheese can be firm enough to slice, or dry enough to grate.