Cheese Database

Jarlsberg cheese vs Lappi

Jarlsberg cheese, field guide plate
Jarlsberg cheese, photographed

Jarlsberg cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Waxed or sealed
Country
Norway

Jarlsberg cheese is a semi-hard cheese from Norway. It is made from cow's milk and belongs to the alpine family of pressed cheeses with round eyes. The paste is pale yellow, smooth, and flexible, with a mild nutty taste and a sweet finish. A yellow wax coat usually covers the rind. Wheels and pre-cut blocks are both common in shops at home and abroad.

Lappi

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Pressed
Rind
No rind
Country
Finland
Place
Lapland

Lappi is a semi-soft cheese from Lapland in Finland. It is made from pasteurized cow's milk that has been partly skimmed. The cheese has no rind, and the pale yellow paste is smooth, with many small holes. The taste is mild and slightly sweet, closer to a gentle alpine style than to a sharp aged cheese. It slices cleanly and melts readily, which is why cooks use it in hot dishes as well as on bread.