Munster vs Pont-l'Évêque
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.
Pont-l'Évêque
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Normandy
Pont-l'Évêque is a soft cow's milk cheese from Normandy, in France, with a square shape and a washed rind. The paste is pale and supple, and the rind runs from straw gold to a deeper orange. It is one of the classic cheeses of Normandy, sold as a modest square that fits on a board. The smell of the rind is stronger than the taste of the center. A young square can be sliced, and a ripe one softens toward a creamy edge.