I was listening to a program on Radio NZ where the broadcaster claimed that apart from size there was no difference? It's almost like today we put a brie label on and tomorrow a camembert one. Is this the case world wide or only in in NZ?
Cheese – difference between Brie & Camembert
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This cheese sounds completely off. I urge you to discard it.
There are no cheeses I know of that should generate pressure like that, nor have an acrid odor.
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Best Answer
They are both soft-ripened cheese, and there are certainly many similarities, but they are by no means the same.
That said, there are many different varieties of Brie and many different varieties of Camembert, and it wouldn't be too surprising to find at least one Brie that tastes exactly like another Camembert. Still, they are quite different - different moulds, different draining, different aging.