Alpine
Le Cousin
A true border-crossing alpine cheese. Le Cousin is made in Switzerland by a member of the Schmidthauser family, then transported to France where another branch of the family ages it in their cellars in Haute-Savoie. That Swiss-French handoff is the whole identity of the cheese. It sits on the milder side of the alpine smear-rind spectrum, closer to Gruyère and Comté than anything aggressively funky. The rind develops a beautiful pink-orange hue and is absolutely worth eating.
CreamerySchmidthauser (family-run)
LocationMade in Thurgau, ; aged in Haute-Savoie, France
Milk typeRaw Cow’s Milk
RennetAnimal Rennet
StyleCooked, pressed semi-hard (Alpine-style, smear-rind)
Age6 Months
In the Case at The Curd Nerd?No
Flavor profile
- Toasted butter
- nutty
- and gently fruity with a sweet-salty tang. Hints of pasture
- grass
- and hay. Mildly funky for a smear rind
- with a creamy
- semi-firm paste that has a little give.
Pair it with
- white wine
- light red
- cornichons
- crusty bread
- caramelized onions
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