Mondseer, also known as Mondseer schachtelkäse (
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: Mondseer box cheese) when sold in smaller portions in "small wooden boxes",
is an Austrian
semi-hard,
washed-rind cheese.
History
There are varying accounts of Mondseer's origin. It has been stated that the cheese has been existent in the
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
area since 1818, with a likelihood that it may have been first produced in the Castle of Hüttenstein.
According to this account, the cheese's name of "Mondseer" was first used in 1955, and prior to that was simply referred to as "box cheese".
Another account holds that production of Mondseer began in 1830, and that it was named after the
monastery
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in
Mondsee, Austria.
Description
Mondseer is a disk-shaped cheese made from pasteurized whole or part-skim cow's milk.
It is a semi-hard semi-hard cheese with a smooth and creamy texture and slotted holes, similar to Munster cheese or Limburger.
The surface is brushed by hand with salt water and smeared with red cultures during the aging process, which results in a yellow-reddish rind forming on its surface.
Its maturation takes three to six weeks,
and its fat content is 45%.
It has a mild to slightly pungent aroma and a sweet and sour, somewhat acidic and sharp flavor.
Usually, loaves of one kilogram are produced.
See also
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Austrian cuisine
Austrian cuisine () is a style of cuisine native to Austria and composed of influences from Central Europe and throughout the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austrian cuisine is most often associated with Viennese cuisine, but there are signific ...
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List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depe ...
References
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[{{cite book , author=]United States Department of Agriculture
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, title=Agriculture Handbook , publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture , series=Agriculture Handbook , issue=no. 54 , year=1949 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=diyg4UPyvl0C&pg=PA77 , access-date=8 April 2021 , page=77
[{{cite book , last=Ensrud , first=B. , title=The Pocket Guide to Wine and Cheese , publisher=New Orchard Editions , year=1981 , isbn=978-1-85079-021-1 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7YdkrsVVXgcC , access-date=8 April 2021 , page=109, 113]
[{{cite web , last=Lipinski , first=Bob , title=Austria: Land of wine, cheese and waltzes , website=TBR News Media , date=1 September 2015 , url=https://tbrnewsmedia.com/austria-land-of-wine-cheese-and-waltzes/ , access-date=8 April 2021]
[{{cite book , last=Iburg , first=A. , title=Dumont's Lexicon of Cheese: Production, Origin, Types, Taste , publisher=Rebo International , year=2004 , isbn=978-90-366-1689-8 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0XJ7AAAACAAJ , access-date=8 April 2021 , page]
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External links
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Advertising poster for the Fürstlich Wredeschen Gutsverwaltung, for Mondseer cheese, circa 1900. German Wikipedia.
Mondseer iFood.tv.
Austrian cheeses
