Nothing new here, flavor profiles for many things change with time. We recently fell in love with Mimolette, and posted on it previously. We went to a different Venissimo location than the first time bought it and ordered some. The one they had was a younger version (<6 months) versus the 18+ month version we had before. The older one’s rind was pitted and looked like the moon (see previous post), the younger one was smooth and ash gray/white. The flavor of the younger cheese was a little more harsh, not the smooth and developed flavor we’d grown accustom to. It was still good, don’t get me wrong, but there is something to be said for aged Mimolette.
Category: Cheese
Mimolette
Mimolette
We found this cheese in a wine/cheese pairings book, and it is a great tasting as it looks! The staff at Venissimo described the cheese before cutting as a large dinosaur egg. The rind has a great moonscape like surface. Rich flavor similar to cheddar, salty, tangy, roast beef and au jus.
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