Quartirolo Lombardo vs Taleggio
Quartirolo Lombardo
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
- Status
- PDO
Quartirolo Lombardo is a soft cow's milk cheese from Italy, and the name points to Lombardy. The name is protected. Makers use whole milk, or milk that has been partly skimmed, and they sell it as a table cheese rather than a hard wheel for grating. A young piece is pale, mild, and slightly sour. With more ripening the paste turns more aromatic, a little tighter, and more ready to melt when it is warmed.
Taleggio
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Lombardy
- Status
- PDO
Taleggio is a square washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Lombardy, and a protected name. It is named for Val Taleggio, in the mountains north of Bergamo.