Liederkranz cheese vs Pálpusztai
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.
Pálpusztai
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Hungary
Pálpusztai is a soft cow's milk cheese from Hungary, ripened with a washed rind until the smell turns strong. The pieces are small, the surface is sticky and yellow to orange, and the paste inside is pale and rich. A ripe center can slump on the knife and almost dissolve on the tongue. Hungarian shops treat it as a bold table cheese, not as a mild slicing cheese for everyday sandwiches. The aroma belongs to the style, so a powerful smell alone does not mean the piece has spoiled.