Article: Cheese & Flavor Scale
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Cheese & Flavor Scale
The scale for cheese flavors ranges from sharp to sweet. Sharp cheese is more bitter and stronger tasting. Sweet cheese on the other hand is more subtle and creamy.
In addition to sharp and sweet, different cheese flavors include buttery, earthy, nutty, peppery, robust, and tangy. The flavor of the cheese helps determine how the cheese will be prepared. It also determines what foods and drinks should accompany the cheese.
The texture of the cheese also has an affect on how you can eat it. For example, you wouldn't necessarily use the same cheese to make a sandwich that you would use to make a cheese sauce. The different types of textures range from crumbly, dense, hard, silky, smooth, soft, or velvety.
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