Flower (mold): n.f. "Flower" is all the white mold that forms on the surface of cheeses, especially on soft cow's milk cheeses seeded with Penicillium candidum, whose spores make the rind white and fluffy , make it “foam”, then “bloom”. Camembert de Normandie and Brie have a soft cheese with a “flowery” rind.
Some goat cheeses with a natural rind spontaneously develop a flower....
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