The Epicurean Cheese Shop Thesaurus

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A

Appenzeller

BT:

cow's milk
hard cheeses
Swiss cheeses
aroma
Use: <cheese flavours>
Asiago
BT: cow's milk
hard cheeses
Italian cheeses

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B
barnyardy
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UF:
BT:
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A flavour or smell with strong farm-yard or barn-yard characteristics.
cowy
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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:
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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

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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:

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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:
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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

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D
Double Gloucester
BT: British cheeses
cow's milk
hard cheeses
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E
Emmental
BT: cow's milk
semihard cheese
Swiss cheeses
English cheeses
USE: British cheeses
ewe's milk
USE: sheep's milk
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F

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
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G

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
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H

hard cheeses
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UF:
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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
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I
Italian cheeses
UF:
BT:
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RT:
Italy
<national origin>
Asiago
Fontina
Gorgonzola
Mozzarella
Parmigiano Reggiano
blue cheeses
Italy
USE: Italian cheeses
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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
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N
<national origin>
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UF:

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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
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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
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R
raw milk
USE: unpasteurized milk
Roquefort
BT:


blue cheeses
French cheeses
semihard cheeses
sheep's milk
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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:
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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
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U
unpasteurized milk
SN
UF:
RT:
Fresh milk that has not been subjected to the pasteurization process.
raw milk
<cheese milk types>
pasteurized milk