whats the difference between camembert and brie cheese?

Answer 1

Both are surface mold ripened cheeses, and modern society has made the 2 types almost indistinguishable. Traditionally, Camembert should be made with Penicillium camemberti and Brie with P. camemberti, Brevibacterium linens and some other micro-organisms. So Brie should have more flavor and faster flavor development than Camembert, but these days many factories just use P. camemberti for both. So, it is now harder to tell them apart.

Camembert is a soft, creamy French cheese. It is named after the village of Camembert in the Orne département of Normandy in northwestern France, where it originated.

Brie is a soft cow's milk cheese named after Brie, the French province in which it originated. It is pale in color with a slight greyish tinge under crusty white mould; very soft and savoury with a hint of ammonia. The white mouldy rind is tasteless and edible.

Answer 2

Here's the answer:

Brie is made with more butterfat, making it oozier and creamier.

Camembert is made with Penicillium camemberti, while Brie is made with Brevibacterium linens.

Brie is flatter and wider than camembert.

Brie tastes a little more mushroomy.