The snowy-white rind of brie and other bloomy-rind cheeses are a type of mold, as is the mottled outer surface of a firmer cheese like Gruyere. Fear not. If you've ever taken a probiotic ...

During the holidays, the custom gift baskets are a longtime favorite ... Their cheese cakes are towers of blooming rind cheese decorated with whatever is available at the farmers market.

Brie was kicked to the curd, voted the most overrated cheese, with 23 states in agreement that the French variety – and its funky white rind — doesn’t live up to its hype. “There are a lot ...

When tasting cheeses, always start with the mildest, say a soft goats' cheese, working your way through via a washed rind cheese such as Stinking Bishop, a hard cheese such as cheddar, and finally ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: The defining qualities of Cornish Yarg cheese are a dark-green rind and a candid white mold. The rind actually comes from these leaves ...

The distinctive smells they give off come from the cheeses’ rinds—specifically, the multitude of microbes blooming on the crumbly or waxy surface of the creamy curd. “The cheese rind microbiome lets ...