Cheese

Types of rind

Can be eaten

  • Wax

  • Bark

  • Cloth

The nearer part to rind the more protein and more bacteria, and more fungi, and more flavor.

Serving

  • [[Parmigiano-Reggiano]] the crystals on cheese are protein, good with [[balsamic vinegar]], and sweet fruit. An [[Italian]] cheese.

  • [[Gruyère]] or [[Alpine]]-style cheese: slide in paper slices so it can melt in your mouth. Good with whole grain mustard and [[cornichons]].

  • [[Havarti]], a [[Denmark]] cheese, served in slice with butter [[crackers]] or seeded crackers.

  • [[Raclette]] should be melted, served with [[potatoes]] and [[salami]]

  • [[Tête de Moine]], use a [[girole]] to shave the cheese into flowery shaped pieces.

  • [[Swallow Tail Tomme]] served as slices (not thin as paper) and good pair with cherries.

  • [[Goat Tomme]] good to pair with breads, and salami, and sweet preseves

  • [[Bismark Clothbound Cheddar]] should peel the rind, pairs with: fruit ([[apple]]), raisings.

  • [[Shelburne Farms Cheddar]] from [[Vermont]], aging without oxygen, pairs with: [[grape]]s, dried [[apricot]]s

  • [[Manchego]] pairs with [[membrillo]], a jelly cooked from [[quince]] fruit

  • [[Gouda]] is originated from [[Holland]], can be cut or sliced. Pairs with [[Chocolate]] or [[Caramelized Hazelnut]]

  • [[Brie]] pairs with sweet foods: honey-hazelnut, sweeten strawberries.

  • [[Camembert]]: pecans or pears (a litte sweet).

  • [[Coupole]], [[goat]]'s milk. Pairs with: crackers, sweet jelly.

  • [[Blue cheese]] [[Gorgonzola]] from [[Italia]]: there is a special knife to minimize cheese stuck in knife when you cut it. Pairs with breads or honey combs

  • [[French]] [[Blue cheese]] [[Roquefort]]. Standar: [[DOP]] or [[AOC]] in certain region, from certain breed of sheep, with certain specifications. It may have a little pink color as result of riping process.

  • [[Washed Rind]] [[Époisses]] from [[France]] is a stinker of cheeses family. Can be washed in salty brine, beer, wine, spirits.

  • [[Washed Rind]] [[Winnimere]] from [[Vermont]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Mozzarella]] made from water buffalo's milk, if made from cow's milk then it is called [[Fior de Latte]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Ricotta]] can be made from cow's milk or sheep's milk or even water buffalo's milk

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Chèvre]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Burrata]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Provola]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Queso Fresco]]

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Feta]], packaged and aged from salt brine

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Labneh]], a very dense, thichk and creamy cheese.

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Mascarpone]], a [[Italian]] triple or double cream cheese.

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Halloumi]], a semi-form cheese, blended with sheep and goat milk. Can be fried before eating.

  • [[Fresh cheese]] [[Cotija]] salty.

Last updated