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Washed rind Cow’s milk

Taleggio

A square washed rind from Lombardy that smells far worse than it behaves.

An illustrated wedge of Taleggio

Drawn by the app from this cheese’s own record — paste, rind and texture come from the data, not a stock library.

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.

The paste is mild, fruity and buttery, with a tangy finish — one of the great gateway washed rinds. It melts superbly onto bread or into risotto.

Tastes of

butter stone fruit yeast a tangy finish

Put it next to

Nebbiolo Grilled bread Pear Amber ale

Tasting notes

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