Are you supposed to remove the rind on camembert or brie cheese?

zbeckabee

It is NOT necessary -- Personal taste: In The World of Cheese, Evan Jones recounted a story of Charlemagne tasting a new cheese for the first time at the table of a French bishop. "When the great man discarded the cheese's edible mold and ate only the rich, creamy paste, the distressed bishop asked, 'Why do you do that, my lord emperor? You are throwing away the best part!'" The story ends with Charlemagne eating the rind, and eventually bestowing lands and riches on the bishop. Whether it was Brie or Camembert or another cheese with an edible rind, Jones did not say. http://www.ochef.com/765.htm Dec 05 08, 10:55 AM

queproblema

"The moldy exterior is actually edible and should be served together with whatever food goes with the cheese or when it is served, alone, as an appetizer." http://ezinearticles.com/?Brie-Cheese---Meet-the-King-of-All-Cheeses&id=397620 (This was my granddaughter's favorite snack when she was two.) Dec 05 08, 6:40 PM