What goes well with brie in a sandwich

Buttery, nutty, and mild, Brie is considered a soft-ripened cheese. That means that it's aged (i.e., ripened) through the application of mold to its outer layer.

This has the effect of causing the cheese to mature from the outside inward. In the process, it develops its familiar "bloomy rind," which is fully edible and tastes a lot like the Brie's interior, only more intensely so. Many cheese experts maintain that the longer a wheel of Brie is allowed to age before slicing into it, the better.

That's because as Brie ripens, it develops a deeper and earthier taste, and its interior grows softer, if not thickly runny. On the other hand, breaking through the rind halts the ripening process.

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This might appear to suggest that the first decision to make when serving and eating Brie is how long to wait, after purchase, before indulging.

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In fact, that is true for most of the Brie purchased outside the U.S. But most of what is sold as Brie in the U.S. is stabilized before sale — because that's what U.S. law. requires. This has the e

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