Cheese Database

Samsø cheese vs Tybo

Samsø cheese

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Waxed or sealed
Country
Denmark
Place
Samsø

Samsø cheese is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese from Denmark, named for the island of Samsø. It is the Danish reading of a cheese with eyes, milder and gentler than a big Alpine wheel. The paste is yellow, supple, and elastic, with a scattering of irregular holes. Many wheels wear a yellow wax coat over a golden rind, and many shop pieces are simple blocks. Young cheese is mild and nutty, and a longer rest brings a sweeter, slightly sour edge.

Tybo

Facts

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Denmark
Place
Thy, Jutland

Tybo is a mild semi-hard cheese from Thy, in Jutland, Denmark. It is made from cow's milk and shaped as a loaf rather than a tall wheel. The paste is cream colored, with small holes under a yellow rind. Makers sometimes mix in caraway seeds, but the plain loaf is the everyday cheese. It sits with the Danish slicing cheeses that stay gentle instead of sharp.