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 Brie Cheese
© Denzil Green
Brie is ripened from the outside in, by applying a coating of the white surface bacteria that ripens it. As the ripening moves inward, the cheese is transformed from a solid into a creamy semi-liquid. The cheese is formed into thin wheels because if the wheels were too thick, the outside might liquify entirely while the inside remained unripened. Because it continues to ripen after the inside reaches the creamy semi-liquid stage, it generally has to be used up within about 40 days. If Brie is too ripe, it will have an ammonia smell to it.
Brie has been deemed a "generic" name by the European PDO food registration system, meaning that it can be made anywhere, by anyone. Some particularly bland-tasting versions are made in North America.
History
Brie has been made just outside Paris since the 8th century. It used to be called "The Kings Cheese", but after the revolution it was called "The King of Cheeses".
Also called:  Brie (French)
See Also
Brie de Chèvre, Protected Designation of Origin
Other entries for Brie Cheese
Brie de Chèvre, Brie de Coulommiers Cheese, Brie de Meaux, Brie de Melun, Brie de Montereau, Brie de Nangis, Brie Noir
Other entries for Soft Cheeses
Añejo Cheese, Banon Cheese, Boilie Cheese, Boursin Cheese, Brillat-Savarin Cheese, Bruss Cheese, Burrata Cheese, Caboc Cheese, Camembert Cheese, Chèvre Frais, Cornish Yarg Cheese, Crottin de Chavignol Cheese, Crowdie Cheese, Edel de Cléron Cheese, Feta Cheese, Fresh Cheeses, La Tur Cheese, Lancashire Cheese, Lymeswold Cheese, Mitzithra Cheese (Fresh), Oaxaca Cheese, Oxford Isis Cheese, Pié d'angloys, Pithiviers Cheese, Squacquerone Cheese, St-Nectaire Cheese, Telemes Cheese, Vacherin Mont d'Or, Wensleydale with Cranberries
Other entries for Cheese
Affinage, American Cheeses, Casu Marzu, Cheese Rinds, Creamery, Double/Triple-Cream Cheese, Extra-Hard Cheeses, Firm Cheeses, Goat's Milk Cheeses, Mexican Cheeses, Pate (of a Cheese), Processed Cheese, Queso Fundido, Rennet, Semi-Firm Cheeses, Sheep's Milk Cheeses, Skim-Milk Cheeses, Smear-Ripened Cheeses, Surface-Ripened Cheeses, Sweet Curd Cheeses, The Crumblies, Truckle, Washed-Curd Cheeses, Washed-Rind Cheeses, Yak Cheese, Yeel Cheese
Other entries for Dairy
Butterfat, Butter, Milk, Nondairy Topping
Related Recipes
Braised Fennel with Brie, Brie and Red Onion Tarts, Brie Potato Cakes, Brie & Artichoke Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes with Brie & Cranberry
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