Liederkranz cheese vs Limburger
Liederkranz cheese
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- United States
Liederkranz cheese is an American washed-rind cheese made from cow's milk. It was developed in the United States as a local answer to Limburger, for eaters who wanted that style without relying only on imports. The name refers to a German singing society, a wreath of songs, rather than to a town in Europe. The cheese is semi-soft, with a pale interior and a tacky orange-tan rind. Its smell is famous, and the flavor is milder than that smell suggests.
Limburger
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Netherlands
Limburger is a semi-soft washed-rind cheese from the Netherlands. It is made from cow's milk and shaped in small bricks with a moist orange rind. The smell is famously strong, while the paste inside is milder than that smell suggests. Salt, moisture, and the washed surface define it more than a sharp aged bite. Shops sell it for bread and hearty plates, not as a hard cheese for grating.