Red Hawk vs Taleggio
Red Hawk
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- United States
- Place
- Northern California
Red Hawk is a soft triple-cream cheese from Northern California, in the United States. It is made from cow's milk enriched with cream, then washed in brine until the rind turns red-orange. Cowgirl Creamery produces it in that coastal region. The name points both to a local hawk and to the color of the rind. The paste is rich, salty, and savory, with an aroma far stronger than a mild white-rind cheese, and the wheels are small enough for a board or a spoon.
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.