Munster vs Puzzone di Moena
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.
Puzzone di Moena
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Moena
- Status
- PDO
Puzzone di Moena is a semi-hard washed rind cheese from Italy, and the name is protected. It is made from raw cow's milk, pressed, and washed while it ages, so the rind turns from ochre toward reddish and feels slightly greasy. The paste is pale straw to light yellow, with small or medium eyes. The smell is strong and penetrating, which is why the Italian name points to a stink. The taste is robust and lightly bitter, and the Ladin name Spretz Tzaorì means a tasty pressed cheese.