Lappi vs Oltermanni
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.
Oltermanni
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Finland
Oltermanni is a brand of mild cow's milk cheese from Finland. Valio makes it, and the name is the Finnish word for an alderman. The cheese is often compared with Havarti, though it is its own product, sold in blocks, slices, and smaller pieces. The taste is gentle, creamy, and a little tangy, and it is less salty than many everyday slicing cheeses. Families in Finland put it on bread more often than they set it out as a rare tasting wheel.