{"data":{"slug":"taleggio","name":"Taleggio","country":"Italy","milk":"cow","style":"washed","style_label":"Washed rind","strength":3,"strength_label":"Medium","summary":"A square washed rind from Lombardy that smells far worse than it behaves.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/taleggio\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/taleggio","region":"Lombardy \/ Val Taleggio","aka":null,"texture":"Soft and yielding, creamier as it approaches the rind","rind":"Washed, thin, pinkish-orange with grey mould patches","age":{"min_months":1,"max_months":3,"label":"1 mo \u2013 3 mo"},"description":"Ripened in caves in the Val Taleggio and washed weekly with seawater sponges to keep unwanted moulds down. The rind ends up pink-orange with grey patches and a genuinely pungent nose.\n\nThe paste is mild, fruity and buttery, with a tangy finish \u2014 one of the great gateway washed rinds. It melts superbly onto bread or into risotto.","flavour_notes":["butter","stone fruit","yeast","a tangy finish"],"pairings":["Nebbiolo","Grilled bread","Pear","Amber ale"],"vegetarian":null,"pasteurised":null,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"chimay-a-la-biere","name":"Chimay \u00e0 la Bi\u00e8re","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/chimay-a-la-biere"},{"slug":"esrom","name":"Esrom","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/esrom"},{"slug":"oka","name":"Oka","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/oka"},{"slug":"reblochon","name":"Reblochon de Savoie","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/reblochon"}]}}