Feuille d’automne Cheese is sold in small rounds, about 180g each. It is a soft, washed-rind cheese with a slightly-brown crust, with small traces of white mould on it, and a slightly nutty taste. The rounds are made from unpasteurized whole cow’s milk, and ripened for 60 days. The rounds are washed every 2 or…
Washed-Rind Cheeses
Le Veillon Cheese
Le Veillon Cheese is a soft, reblochon-type cheese with a white bloom on its washed rind, and a butter and almond taste. It is made from raw cow’s milk in 200g rounds, which are ripened for 60 days. The cheese is made by Fromages Chaput et Les dépendances du Manoir in Brigham, Montérégie region, Quebec….
Muenster Cheese
There are several variations on what constitutes Muenster Cheese. In general, it is a washed rind, semi-firm cheese, that is soft, creamy and yellowish inside, with a red sticky rind outside. The rind is edible, though some cut if off because it has a very salty taste from being washed with brine as it is…
Pont Couvert Cheese
Pont Couvert Cheese is a washed-rind cheese made from raw cow’s milk. It is soft and white inside, with a creamy taste. The cheese is ripened for 60 days, and washed every 2 or 3 days during that time. Pont Couvert is made by Fromages Chaput et Les dépendances du Manoir in Brigham, Montérégie region,…
Vacherin Chaput Cheese
Vacherin Chaput is a washed-rind cheese made from raw cow’s milk. It is soft and has a creamy taste. It is made in a wheel weighing 1.25 pounds (575g) and aged 2 to 3 months. For sale, it is packaged in Norwegian Spruce bark. [1]Vacherin d’Abondance and Vacherin Mont d’Or are packaged similarly. The cheese…