description Tilsit Overview
Semi-hard to hard washed-rind cheese originating in 19th-century Tilsit (now Sovetsk, Russia), developed by Dutch settlers and today produced mainly in Germany and Switzerland.
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Tilsit ranks #188 of 252 in the Hard Cheese ranking, behind Manchego Curado, ahead of Pecorino Sardo Stagionato.
Historic washed-rind style with broad production; good examples exist, but generic versions and variable quality lower consensus.
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