Morbier vs Sottocenere al tartufo
Morbier
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Franche-Comté
Morbier is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Franche-Comté in France. A thin dark line of ash runs through the middle of the wheel, and that line is the mark people look for. The paste is ivory to pale yellow, smooth, and supple. The rind is smooth and light brown to orange, and it is brushed during ripening. The cheese is mild when young and fuller after more time in the cellar.
Sottocenere al tartufo
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
Sottocenere al tartufo is a semi-soft cow's milk cheese from Italy, studded with black truffle. The name means under ash with truffle. A grey-brown coat of ash and warm spices covers a pale paste. The ash is an old Italian way to keep the aroma in the wheel while it rests. Truffle pieces are mixed into the curd, so the smell is in the cheese and not only on the rind.