# Brie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412 "2003-07-05T18:15:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412/1 "2003-07-05T18:15:05Z")

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What is the white coating on the outside of brie?

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412/2 "2003-07-05T18:58:05Z")

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It’s an edible white mold rind. Just don’t think about it, and enjoy the taste!  
[http://www.cheesebuyster.com/?showcat=Brie](http://www.cheesebuyster.com/?showcat=Brie)

[sub] **mnemos** reconsiders her approach to Blue cheese, since she LOVES Brie[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412/3 "2003-07-05T20:46:35Z")

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Thanks, **mnemosyne**. That’s what I thought it was. (And no worries: I always eat it.)

[sub]I have some very nice bleu cheese in the fridge right now with an enormous amount of blue mold in it. Yum! 🙂 [/sub]

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412/4 "2003-07-05T21:22:44Z")

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I consider the rind on Brie and Camenbert to be the best part.

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**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brie/186412/5 "2003-07-05T21:51:33Z")

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Thank you **mnemosyne**. I was taught not to eat it, but I seem to lose so much cheese by cutting it off.