Cheese Database

Limburger vs Remoudou

Limburger, field guide plate
Limburger, photographed

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.

Remoudou

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Soft
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
Belgium
Place
Land of Herve, Belgium

Remoudou is a soft cow's milk cheese from the Land of Herve in Belgium. It is a washed-rind cheese, usually sold in small blocks, with a moist orange-pink surface and a supple ivory paste. The name is linked to a second milking, which gave richer milk than the first draw. Regular washing during aging builds a strong smell and a spicy, savory taste. A milk wash can keep a cheese milder, while a salt wash pushes it sharper.