Cheese Database

Kalimpong cheese vs Paneer

Kalimpong cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
India

Kalimpong cheese is a cow's milk cheese made in Kalimpong, a hill town in West Bengal, India. The wheels are round, with a smooth rind and a pale interior that can crumble slightly at the center. Young cheese is mild, a little acidic, and not strongly scented. It is a local pressed cheese, closer to a simple table cheese than to a pungent washed rind. Production stays small, so it is not a cheese you should expect in an ordinary supermarket abroad.

Paneer, field guide plate
Paneer, photographed

Paneer

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Fresh
Type
Fresh
Rind
No rind
Country
India

Paneer is a fresh acid-set cheese from the Indian subcontinent. Hot milk is curdled with lemon, yogurt, or another acid. There is no rennet and no aging.