It strikes me that in every supermarket the cheapest version of young Gooda cheese in slices (private label) has no crust, while the more expensive versions do. Someone suggested that maybe that cheapest cheese isn’t real cheese at all, and therefore has no rind…
Answer
Hi Didier
Cheese is always made in balls or blocks and has to mature for a while. In order not to dry out too much during ripening, the cheese is covered by a rind, which is a polymer (usually polyvinyl acetate). Traditionally, cheese is made in large balls and when cut, the rind is usually left on. To avoid cutting waste, cheese is sometimes also made in blocks and then the rind is often removed before cutting.
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