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ROQUEFORT CHEESE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A semi-soft to hard French cheese made from ewe’s milk ...

CONT

... it has a creamy white interior with blue veins and a pungent, somewhat salty flavour; considered the prototype of blue cheeses, true Roquefort, produced only in Roquefort, France, is authenticated by a red sheep on the wrapper and contains approximately 45% milkfat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Fromage AOC [appellation d'origine contrôlée] de lait de brebis (52 % de matières grasses au minimum), à pâte persillée et à croûte naturelle, fabriqué dans le Rouergue [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Queso de origen francés, fabricado con leche de oveja, de olor y sabor fuertes y color verdoso producido por un moho.

Key term(s)
  • Roquefort
  • queso Roquefort
  • queso roquefort
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Record 2 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
OBS

After the salting, the [Roquefort] cheese is pierced with a large number of small holes which permit the air to enter and allow carbon dioxide to escape. This promotes a favorable growth of mold in the interior of the cheese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
CONT

Dans le cas des fromage persillés, le piquage provoque l'oxygénation nécessaire au développement du Penicillum roqueforti [...]

OBS

[Le développement du P. roquerforti] est assuré par le piquage qui permet une aération suffisante du caillé.

Spanish

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