Robiola vs Squacquerone
Robiola
Facts
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Bloomy rind
- Rind
- Bloomy rind
- Country
- Italy
Robiola is a soft Italian cheese sold in small rounds, squares, or little drums. The paste is creamy and pale, and many pieces wear a thin white rind. A very young one tastes fresh and lactic, with a bright mild tang. A slightly older one tastes richer, with a gentle mushroom note from the rind. The name covers a family of cheeses rather than one single recipe, so two packs can differ.
Squacquerone
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Fresh
- Rind
- No rind
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- di Romagna DOP – Emilia-Romagna
Squacquerone is a very soft cow's milk cheese from Emilia-Romagna, in Italy, and it belongs to Romagna. The paste is so moist that a serving slumps and spreads instead of standing as a neat wedge. Makers sell it young, with no rind and almost no firm body. The flavor is mild, milky, and lightly tangy, closer to fresh cream than to an aged wheel. In local meals it is a spreading cheese, not a cheese for the grater.