Peel or cut it off before you enjoy the cheese, please! On to the softies. “For all those white, round, Brie-style cheeses, known as bloomy-rind cheeses, the rind is what makes that cheese.

After curds form, this mixture is drained and transferred to a mold to create the round shape. The cheese is aged and flipped every day for 2 to 4 weeks to allow it to develop a rind. As this ...

Over time, these patches of yellowish white fur are patted down to form a cohesive skin, or rind, on the cheese's surface. This live rind breaks down the fats and proteins of a cheese, causing an ...

a pyramid goats' cheese, a triangular wedge, a soft semicircle, a round truckle, an oozing slab, wrapped in leaves, veined with blue, or with an orange-hued washed rind. For a pretty and memorable ...

Traditional Caerphilly is made in round wheels with a thick, brown rind and pale-yellow interior, that’s often flaky towards the middle of the cheese. It’s available year-round. Although ...