Maasdam vs Nazareth
Maasdam
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Netherlands
Maasdam is a Dutch cow's-milk cheese with large eyes and a sweet, nutty taste. It was created in the late twentieth century as a faster, milder answer to Swiss Emmental.
Nazareth
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Country
- Belgium
- Place
- Nazareth, Belgium
Nazareth is a semi-hard cheese from Nazareth, Belgium, made from pasteurized cow's milk. A dark brown coat covers a pale paste with large holes, and that coat is not meant to be eaten. The flavor is mild, nutty, and a little sweet, without a pungent rind smell. Wheels, blocks, bars, and slices are sold for the table. Belgians eat it on bread, grate it over hot food, and melt it in simple dishes.