Dairy
Washed Rind
Washed-rind cheeses are rubbed with brine, beer, wine, or spirits during ageing, encouraging orange Brevibacterium rinds and pungent aroma with often milder paste than the smell suggests. Serve with hearty bread and beer. Cook into sauces carefully—aroma concentrates. Store sealed to protect other foods.
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Unit
Characteristics
Preparations
MeltedSauceTable
Traits
Orange RindPungentPungent RindSavourySoft To Semi-SoftWashed
Grading systems
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Label Rouge
History
FR
Monastic washed-rind practices created pungent orange-rind cheeses.
BE
Beer-washed rinds thrived in Low Countries dairy culture.
Washed-rind farmstead cheeses returned to specialty boards worldwide.