The Belper Hirn (litt. "Belp Brain") is a
Swiss soft
cheese made from cow's milk in the city of
Belp.
Maturation
The cheese's main characteristic is the growing layer of
mold
A mold () or mould () is one of the structures certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores are the dispersal units of the fungi. Not ...
on its outside.
File:Belper Hirn 1week.jpg, Belper Hirn after 1 week...
File:Belper Hirn 4weeks.jpg, four weeks...
File:Belper Hirn 6weeks.jpg, six weeks.
{{Swiss cheeses
Cow's-milk cheeses
Swiss cheeses