Livarot vs Munster
Livarot
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Normandy
Livarot is a soft cow's milk cheese from Normandy, in France, with a washed rind and a strong savory aroma. The round is pale cream inside and orange to pink on the outside, where regular washing encourages the rind. Thin bands, traditionally of sedge or a similar strip, circle the side and help the cheese hold its shape. The paste is supple and can turn creamy as it ripens. It belongs with the pungent washed cheeses, not with mild bloomy rounds.
Munster
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Alsace and the Vosges
- Status
- PDO
Munster is a washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Alsace and the Vosges, and a protected name. The rind is orange. The smell is strong. The paste is softer and milder than the smell suggests.