Look, no one is going to give you a medal for eating the rind. But here is why it matters: you are paying for it. A wheel of Camembert costs the same whether you eat the rind or toss it in the trash. Why pay for the full experience and only consume two-thirds of it?
More importantly, it’s about trust. Trusting the people who made it, trusting the process of aging, and trusting your own palate. The rind is not a mistake. It’s a carefully crafted door that leads you to the best version of the cheese.
So the next time you take a slice of Camembert, just take a breath. Don’t overthink it. Pop it in your mouth, rind and all. You might discover that the part you were afraid of was actually the part you were missing all along. And if you really don’t like it? No judgment. Just more rind for me.
