Mimolette
Tasting Notes
Look: A black wax cover an ivory moon crater and inside it is a deep, deep orange
Touch: Very hard rind and a crumbly yet strong core
Smell: Hazelnut, candied apples at the carnival, toffee
Taste: Cameral, honey, grapefruit and burnt nuts
Lovers
Food: Sweet cherries, white grapes and honey combs or a mild local wild honey
Beverage: Cabernet Franc dominated wines such as a rustic and earthy Cahors
Sbrinz
Tasting Notes
Look: Yellow, ivory and sometimes pale orange with a dry hard edge, rind-less
Touch: Extra hard paste
Smell: Spicy nuts with sweet undertone similar to candied apples or lemon cheesecake
Taste: Surprisingly creamy after the initial dryness, slight salt, caramel, soft pineapple
Lovers
Food: Most fruit, especially Mirabelle plums and bosc pear. It is often used for grating in recipes often on top of risotto that is served in a cheese drum.
Beverage: New Zealand Pinot Noir, Alsatian whites or a Port
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