Can you eat brie cold?
Sarah Silva
The short answer to the question “can you eat brie cold” is yes. Brie cheese is a soft, creamy and buttery French cow’s milk cheese that originated in the region of Brie near Paris. It is a very popular type of cheese that is usually associated with serving it at room temperature or even slightly warm. But it is also common knowledge that brie can be served cold.
Silky Terrier Dog Breed Playing Aro... Silky Terrier Dog Breed Playing AroundThe main reason why the question “can you eat brie cold” appears is because people seem to think that serving it cold will make it taste completely different and possibly even ruin the cheese. Well, it won’t affect the taste (if you like eating brie at room temperature…), and if you don’t then this article is for you as we will be going over this and other common questions
One of the main reasons why people think that eating it cold will make a difference to the taste is because most people say that it tastes much better when served at room temperature or even slightly warm. This is true as long as you have not let the cheese sit out for too long before serving it so if this is your first time buying brie you should try to find out how far in advance you need to take the cheese out of the fridge before serving it.
Another reason why some people seem to think that it will taste weird when cold is the fact that brie tastes a lot better when it has been ripened for a longer period of time. This means that if you take your brie out of the fridge right before serving it then it will not have had enough time to ripen and thus it will not taste as good.
Reasons why brie tastes better when served room temperature or slightly warm:
- The texture of the cheese is much more pleasant and juicy at these temperatures than it is when cold.
- The flavor of the cheese becomes even stronger and more delicious as well. This is obviously because it has been ripened for longer.
- When served at room temperature it feels like you are actually eating something healthy as opposed to cold brie which just seems like a big, fat piece of cheese that will load you up with calories