Le Douanier vs Pikauba
Le Douanier
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Canada
- Place
- Quebec
Le Douanier is a semi-firm cheese from Quebec, Canada, made from pasteurised cow's milk. A washed rind covers a supple, pale yellow paste, and a thin line of edible vegetable ash runs through the middle. The French name means the customs officer. Makers use the ash line as a picture of the border between Canada and the United States, near the area where the cheese is produced. The taste moves from creamy and nutty toward a light spice as the rind develops.
Pikauba
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Canada
- Place
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Pikauba is a semi-firm cow's milk cheese from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, in Canada. It takes its name from the Pikauba River. A fine orange rind covers a golden, supple paste dotted with small holes. The taste is buttery and lightly fruity, at a medium strength. Makers wash the rind and press the curd, so the wheel slices cleanly and also melts.