Talk:Washed-rind cheese

Similarity between smear-ripened and wash-rind cheeses
The "practically edible food encyclopedia" suggests that washed rind cheeses are different than smear-ripened cheeses. In "Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology", Patrick Fox says they're synonyms. Most, if not all, of the cheeses described as washed-rind cheeses have the orange/red rind that supposedly indicates smear-ripening. I'm not sure who to believe. If someone wants to merge these two articles and categories, I'm okay with that. - TheMightyQuill (talk) 17:47, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Here's one explanation that makes sense, but I'm not sure on the source. - TheMightyQuill (talk) 18:19, 6 February 2011 (UTC)