If you’re a cheese lover you probably have a childhood memory of getting excited about tearing off the little paper strip that separated you from enjoying a bite-sized Babybel cheese snack. While the mini cheeses themselves are hard to resist the peel-off wax coating is perhaps the best part of this treat — and it still holds true well into adulthood.
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The Bel Group the parent company of Babybel cheese got its start in France in 1865 when founder Jules Bel began experimenting with caseiculture (also known as cheesemaking). However the company didn’t expand to the United States until 1970 when it opened a store in Kentucky. Not long after Babybel launched its flagship Original cheese — the Edam style we know and love. (It was actually an extension of The Laughing Cow a similarly tangy cheese product that’s much softer and smoother.)
Over the years the brand has grown to include a variety of cheeses including Gouda white cheddar and mozzarella and a lighter version of the original flavor. Babybel has even introduced plant-based cheeses. If you’re more familiar with the kind covered in red wax the wide world of Babybel cheeses might surprise you.
Babybel's Original variety is an Edam-inspired cheese though the company doesn't officially say it's Edam. It's mild and semi-firm with a creamy-yet-dense texture — the kind of snack that's just as perfect eaten on its own as it is paired with fruit and crackers on a cheese board (with its own designated knife of course). Edam is a Dutch cow's milk cheese with a nutty-yet-sweet flavor which makes it good with just about anything which is part of why Babybel is so beloved.
