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| A | |
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Appenzeller |
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BT: |
cow's milk hard cheeses Swiss cheeses |
| aroma | |
| Use: | <cheese flavours> |
| Asiago | |
| BT: | cow's milk hard cheeses Italian cheeses |
| B | |
| barnyardy | |
| SN: UF: BT: RT: |
A flavour or smell with strong farm-yard or
barn-yard characteristics. cowy <cheese flavours> buttery fruity nutty salty smoky sweet |
| Beenleigh | |
| BT: |
blue cheeses British cheeses sheep's milk soft cheeses |
| blue cheeses | |
| SN: BT: NT: RT: |
Cheeses which are
veined or marbled with bluish-green mold. cheese types Beenleigh Gorgonzola Roquefort Stilton British cheeses <cheese texture types> French cheeses Italian cheeses <national origin> |
| Brie | |
| BT: | cow's milk French cheeses soft cheeses |
| British cheeses | |
| UF: BT: NT: RT: |
English cheeses Great Britain United Kingdom <national origin> Beenleigh Caerphilly Cheddar Double Gloucester Stilton blue cheeses |
| buttery | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
Term referring to cheese with a
sweet flavour characteristic of butter. <cheese flavours> barnyardy fruity nutty salty smoky sweet |
| C | |
| Caerphilly | |
| BT: | British cheeses cow's milk semihard cheeses |
| Cheddar | |
| BT: | British cheeses cow's milk hard cheeses |
| <cheese fat content> | |
| SN: UF: NT: |
The amount of butterfat or
milkfat in any cheese. Fat content is usually given as a
percentage of the total dry matter of the cheese, not the total weight
of the cheese. fat content high fat low fat medium fat |
| <cheese flavour intensity> | |
| SN: UF: NT: RT: |
A relative measure of the
strength of the flavour and aroma characteristic of a cheese; it is
usually closely related to the age or maturity of the cheese. cheese flavour strength medium mild sharp <cheese flavours> |
| cheese flavour strength | |
| USE: | <cheese flavour intensity> |
| <cheese flavours> | |
| SN: UF: NT: RT: |
Common terms which are used to describe the flavours and aromas characteristic of specific
types of cheeses. aromas cheese tastes barnyardy buttery fruity nutty salty smoky sweet <cheese flavour intensity> |
| <cheese milk types> | |
| SN: BT: NT: RT: |
Refers to the mammal from which
milk is obtained to make cheese. <cheese types> cow's milk goat's milk sheep's milk <cheese texture types> <national origin> pasteurized milk unpasteurized milk |
| cheese tastes | |
| USE: | cheese flavours |
| <cheese texture types> | |
| SN: BT: NT: RT: |
The degree of hardness or
softness of cheese, usually related to the moisture content. <cheese types> hard cheeses semihard cheeses soft cheeses blue cheeses <cheese milk types> <national origin> |
| <cheese types> | |
| UF: NT: |
cheese varieties cheeses blue cheeses <cheese milk types> <cheese texture types> <national origin> |
| cheese varieties | |
| USE: | cheese types |
| cheeses | |
| USE: | cheese types |
| chevre | |
| USE: | goat's milk |
| cow's milk | |
| UF: BT: NT: |
cows <cheese milk types> Appenzeller Asiago Brie Caerphilly Cheddar Double Gloucester Emmental Fontina Gorgonzola Gruyere Mozzarella Munster Parmigiano Reggiano Port Salut Stilton |
| cows | |
| USE: | cow's milk |
| cowy | |
| USE: | barnyardy |
| Crottin de Chavignol | |
| BT: |
French cheeses goat's milk semihard cheeses |
| D | |
| Double Gloucester | |
| BT: | British cheeses cow's milk hard cheeses |
| TOP | |
| E | |
| Emmental | |
| BT: | cow's milk semihard cheese Swiss cheeses |
| English cheeses | |
| USE: | British cheeses |
| ewe's milk | |
| USE: | sheep's milk |
| TOP | |
| fat content | |
| USE: | <cheese fat content> |
| firm cheeses | |
| USE: | hard cheeses |
| Fontina | |
| BT: | cow's milk Italian cheeses semihard cheeses |
| France | |
| USE: | French cheeses |
| French cheeses | |
| UF: BT: NT: RT: |
France <national origin> Brie Crottin de Chavignol Munster Picodon Port Salut Roquefort blue cheeses |
| fruity | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
A descriptive term for the
sweet, fragrant aroma or flavour characteristic of certain cheeses. <cheese flavours> barnyardy buttery nutty salty smoky sweet |
| TOP | |
| goat's milk | |
| UF: BT: NT: |
chevre goats <cheese milk types> Crottin de Chavignol Picodon |
| goats | |
| USE: | goat's milk |
| Gorgonzola | |
| BT: | blue cheeses cow's milk Italian cheeses semihard cheeses |
| Great Britain | |
| USE: | British cheeses |
| Gruyere | |
| BT: | cow's milk semihard cheeses Swiss cheeses |
| TOP | |
| hard cheeses | |
| SN: UF: BT: NT: RT: |
Cheeses which have a firm
texture and a moisture content in the range of 30-40%. firm cheeses <cheese texture types> Appenzeller Asiago Cheddar Double Gloucester Parmigiano Reggiano semihard cheeses soft cheeses |
| high fat | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
Refers to cheeses which have a
fat content of 45% or higher. <cheese fat content> low fat medium fat |
| TOP | |
| I | |
| Italian cheeses | |
| UF: BT: NT: RT: |
Italy <national origin> Asiago Fontina Gorgonzola Mozzarella Parmigiano Reggiano blue cheeses |
| Italy | |
| USE: | Italian cheeses |
| TOP | |
| L | |
| low fat | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
Refers to cheeses which have a
fat content of less than 30%. <cheese fat content> medium fat high fat |
| M | |
| medium | |
| BT: RT: |
<cheese flavour intensity> mild sharp |
| medium fat | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
Refers to cheeses which have a
fat content between 30-45%. <cheese fat content> high fat low fat |
| mellow | |
| USE: | mild |
| mild | |
| UF: BT: RT: |
mellow <cheese flavour intensity> medium sharp |
| Mozzarella | |
| BT: | cow's milk Italian cheeses soft cheeses |
| Munster | |
| BT: | cow's milk French cheeses soft cheeses |
| TOP | |
| N | |
| <national origin> | |
| SN: UF: BT: NT: RT: |
Includes terms referring to the
nationality of the cheese, or the country from which the cheese
originates. country of origin nationality <cheese types> British cheeses French cheeses Italian cheeses Swiss cheeses blue cheeses <cheese milk types> <cheese texture types> |
| nationality | |
| USE: | <national origin> |
| nutty | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
A descriptive term for cheese
with a nut-like flavour. <cheese flavours> barnyardy buttery fruity salty smoky sweet |
| TOP | |
| O | |
| old | |
| USE: | sharp |
| P | |
| Parmigiano Reggiano | |
| BT: | cow's milk hard cheeses Italian cheeses |
| pasteurized milk | |
| SN: RT: |
Milk which has been subjected to
one of several combinations of time and temperature in order to kill
harmful organisms. <cheese milk types> unpasteurized milk |
| Picodon | |
| BT: | French cheeses goat's milk semihard cheeses |
| piquant | |
| USE: | sharp |
| Port Salut | |
| BT: | cow's milk French cheeses semihard cheeses |
| pungent | |
| USE: | sharp |
| TOP | |
| R | |
| raw milk | |
| USE: | unpasteurized milk |
| Roquefort | |
|
BT: |
blue cheeses French cheeses semihard cheeses sheep's milk |
| TOP | |
| S | |
| salty | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
A characteristic of pronounced
saltiness found in some cheeses; most cheeses possess some degree of
saltiness. <cheese flavours> barnyardy buttery fruity nutty smoky sweet |
| semihard cheeses | |
| SN: UF: BT: NT: RT: |
Cheeses with a medium consistency
or texture and a moisture content in the range of 40-50%. semisoft cheeses <cheese texture types> Caerphilly Crottin de Chavignol Emmental Fontina Gorgonzola Gruyere Picodon Port Salut Roquefort Stilton hard cheeses soft cheeses |
| semisoft cheeses | |
| USE: | semihard cheeses |
| sharp | |
| SN: UF: BT: RT: |
A fully developed flavour that is
strong and biting; this flavour intensity is generally characteristic of
aged cheeses. old piquant pungent strong <cheese flavour intensity> medium mild |
| sheep | |
| USE: | sheep's milk |
| sheep's milk | |
| UF: BT: NT: |
ewe's milk sheep <cheese milk types> Beenleigh Roquefort |
| smoky | |
| SN: BT: RT: |
A descriptive term for cheese
which has a flavour and an aroma associated with smoke. <cheese flavours> barnyardy buttery fruity nutty salty sweet |
| soft cheeses | |
| SN: BT: NT: RT: |
Cheeses which have a moisture
content in the range of 50-70%. <cheese texture types> Beenleigh Brie Mozzarella Munster hard cheeses semihard cheeses |
| Stilton | |
| BT: | blue cheeses British cheeses cow's milk semihard cheeses |
| strong | |
| USE: | sharp |
| sweet | |
| BT: RT: |
<cheese flavours> barnyardy buttery fruity nutty salty smoky |
| Swiss cheeses | |
| UF: BT: NT: |
Switzerland <national origin> Appenzeller Emmental Gruyere |
| Switzerland | |
| USE: | Swiss cheeses |
| TOP | |
| U | |
| unpasteurized milk | |
| SN UF: RT: |
Fresh milk that has not been
subjected to the pasteurization process. raw milk <cheese milk types> pasteurized milk |