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Brie de Coulommiers Cheese

Brie de Coulommiers label

Brie de Coulommiers label. Myrabella / wikimedia / 2010 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Brie de Coulommiers is a particular version of Brie cheese made in Seine & Marne, France throughout the year.

It has a more pungent smell than other Bries.

The cheese comes in two sizes:

  • 2.5 to 3 cm thick by 25 cm wide ( 1 x 10 inches), weighing approximately 1.5 kg (3 ¼ lbs);
  • 2.5 to 3 cm thick by 14 cm wide (1 x 5 ½ inches), weighing approximately 400 to 500 g (14 to 17 oz.)
Brie de Coulommiers

Brie de Coulommiers. Myrabella / wikimedia / 2010 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Like other Bries, the crust of the cheese is white from the Penicillium candidum bacteria in the cheese. But there are two versions of the cheese. The industrial version, made with pasteurized milk, has an all-white crust. A farmhouse version, “Coulommiers fermier”, is made from unpasteurized milk has a crust with red blotches on it.

The curd of the cheese is cooked, but not pressed. It is aged at least 1 month.

Cooking Tips

Usually eaten in the mornings.

Nutrition

45% butterfat.

Language Notes

Brie de Coulommiers cheese is named after Coulommiers village, where it is believed to have originated.

Brie de Coulommiers closeup

Brie de Coulommiers closeup. Thesupermat / wikimedia / 2015 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Related entries

  • Brie de Chèvre
  • Brie de Meaux
  • Brie de Melun
  • Brie de Montereau
  • Brie de Nangis
  • Brie Noir

Other names

French: Brie de Coulommiers

This page first published: Aug 1, 2005 · Updated: Feb 5, 2022.

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