What is the rind on brie cheese?

The skin of the cheese Brie cheese ripens from the outside and the rind is the slightly hardened outer skin which has reacted with the molds and bacteria in the air. In a true brie, the rind is really tasty, if you are accustomed to eating very flavorful cheeses, although it can be overpowering if you only eat mild cheese. I've eaten French brie and can attest to this personally.

However, in the US, brie has to be made with pasturized milk, which tends to keep the rind less flavorful. According to the O-chef site, the rind actually starts out as fine white hairs, and grows into what the French call "poil de chat," or cat fur. When that fur is removed, the rind is left.

The brie I ate in France already had the poil de chat removed. Sources: ochef.com/765.htm .

Mould Sorry if this freaks you out, but it's mould (or mold). Or fungus ... does that make it better? Penicillium fungus to be precise (another sort of Penicillium produces the penicillin antibiotic).

Brie is still a delicious cheese though Sources: Me (I'm a microbiologist) .

Not wax It is a symbotic colony composed of mold and bacteria. Yum. You should see it before they rub the hairs off it.

The french call it "cat hair". The first person to decide, " I should eat that! " probably should have been committed.

I could make some comments about the country of origin, but I shall refrain - the truth speaks for itself. Sources: I asked too when I first met the stuff CarpeNoctem's Recommendations Cheeses of the World Amazon List Price: $50.00 Used from: $30.14 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews) A sure cure for insomnia .

MOLD It is mold. Sources: cheesereviews.org/Articles.php?pg=80 .

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What restaurant is similar to Chuck E. Cheese. I rember going to this place located in Wisconsin wich had games and food.

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How do you get the mold cut off brie cheeses easily.

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