Fløtemysost or Fløytemysost is a type of
brunost
Brunost ("brown cheese") is a common Norwegian name for mysost ("whey cheese"; da, myseost; sv, mesost; fi, mesjuusto; is, mysuostur), a family of cheese-related foods made with whey, milk, and/or cream. The term is often used to just refer t ...
or brown cheese made from cow's milk.
Fløtemysost has a mild taste and bright color. The mild flavor has made fløtemysost very popular.
Geitost, which is made from goat's milk, is the counterpart to fløtemysost. Goat cheese has a stronger taste than fløtemysost.
Traditionally brunost was made on farms throughout Norway by boiling whey without the addition of milk or cream. This became a sugar rich, lean product.
Fløtemysost was first made when
Anne Hov
Anne Hov (c.1846 – c.1935) was a Norwegian farm wife from Gudbrandsdalen. She has been credited with developing the modern version of the cheese brunost.
Biography
Anne Olsdatter, the daughter of Ola Kvålen and Kari Olsdatter, was raised on ...
added cow cream to cow whey creating a firmer, fatty, more cheese-like product. Later, she added goat milk and
Gudbrandsdalsost
Brunost ("brown cheese") is a common Norwegian name for mysost ("whey cheese"; da, myseost; sv, mesost; fi, mesjuusto; is, mysuostur), a family of cheese-related foods made with whey, milk, and/or cream. The term is often used to just refer ...
was created.
See also
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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
Norwegian cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
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