Cheese Database

Humboldt Fog vs Morbier

Humboldt Fog

Facts

Milk
Goat
Texture
Soft
Type
Bloomy rind
Rind
Bloomy rind
Country
United States
Place
California

Humboldt Fog is a brand of goat's milk cheese from California, in the United States. It is a soft, mold-ripened wheel with a white bloomy rind and a thin line of edible vegetable ash through the middle. The line shows as a dark ribbon when the wheel is cut, which is the mark shoppers recognize. Pasteurized goat's milk gives a bright, lemony base. The cheese is sold under a brand name, not as a general style that any dairy may copy freely.

Morbier, field guide plate
Morbier, photographed

Morbier

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Pressed
Rind
Washed rind
Country
France
Place
Franche-Comté

Morbier is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Franche-Comté in France. A thin dark line of ash runs through the middle of the wheel, and that line is the mark people look for. The paste is ivory to pale yellow, smooth, and supple. The rind is smooth and light brown to orange, and it is brushed during ripening. The cheese is mild when young and fuller after more time in the cellar.