Cheese Database

Pikauba vs Reblochon

Pikauba

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
Canada
Place
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

Pikauba is a semi-firm cow's milk cheese from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, in Canada. It takes its name from the Pikauba River. A fine orange rind covers a golden, supple paste dotted with small holes. The taste is buttery and lightly fruity, at a medium strength. Makers wash the rind and press the curd, so the wheel slices cleanly and also melts.

Reblochon, field guide plate
Reblochon, photographed

Reblochon

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-soft
Type
Washed rind
Rind
Washed rind
Country
France
Place
Savoie
Status
PDO

Reblochon is a soft washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Savoie, and a protected name. The paste is creamy. The rind is the aromatic part.