Metsovone vs Rauchkäse
Metsovone
Facts
- Milk
- Mixed milk
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Stretched curd
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Greece
- Place
- Metsovo, Epirus
- Status
- PDO
Metsovone is a semi-hard smoked cheese from Metsovo, in Epirus, Greece. Cow's milk is the base, and some batches also include sheep milk or goat milk. The curd is stretched, shaped into cylinders, salted, aged, and then smoked. The name is protected, so the cheese tied to that name comes from this area. A pale interior and a browned, smoky outside are what you should see.
Rauchkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Rauchkäse is a semi-soft smoked cow's milk cheese from Germany. The name means smoke cheese, and the smoke is the defining step, not a single brand. A typical piece has a brown rind, a pale dense interior, and a savory smell of wood smoke. The paste is smooth and compact, and it softens readily when heated, with salt and a mild spice note under the smoke. It is sold in blocks and small wheels for both the table and the kitchen.