Flavor:
The flavor of brie is rich, buttery, fruity, and increasingly earthy with age. It has a runny, creamy texture and a strong earthy aroma.
Story:
Brie (/briː/; French: [bʁi]) is a soft cow’s-milk cheese named after Brie, the French region from which it originated (roughly corresponding to the modern département of Seine-et-Marne). It is pale in color with a slight grayish tinge under a rind of white mould. The rind is typically eaten, with its flavor depending largely upon the ingredients used and its manufacturing environment. It is similar to Camembert, which is native to a different region of France. A cheese with two souls: a staple ingredient of recipes belonging to the elaborate cuisine of the nobility and a basic element of traditional everyday cooking. Brie may be produced from whole or semi-skimmed milk. The curd is obtained by adding rennet to raw milk and warming it to a maximum temperature of 37 °C (99 °F). The cheese is then cast into molds, sometimes with a traditional perforated ladle called a pelle à brie. The 20 cm (8 in) mold is filled with several thin layers of cheese and drained for approximately 18 hours. The cheese is then taken out of the molds, salted, inoculated with cheese culture (Penicillium candidum, Penicillium camemberti) or Brevibacterium linens, and aged in a controlled environment for at least four or five weeks.
Recommended Pairings:
Pleasantly mild, exceptionally creamy wedge is just begging for your creative touch. Layer with apple slices, bake in puff pastry, and serve alongside warm caramel for a dessert beyond decadent, or spread on focaccia and top with roasted tomatoes and fresh herbs for a stellar starter. However you choose to show off your cheese-serving prowess, be sure to allow this luscious wedge, fashioned from fresh cow’s milk before developing a velvety white rind, to warm to room temperature for full unctuous potential. Balance all that butter with a sparkling white, like a fruity Prosecco or a crisp Cava.
Label:
- Milk: Cow
- Texture: Soft,Creamy
- Flavor: Mild Buttery
- Rind: Bloomy Edible
- Country: France
- Wine: Lt Red/White