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SURFACE-RIPENED [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

[Said of a cheese] where the ripening process starts from the surface and moves into the body of the cheese.

OBS

Action of bacteria, yeasts, and molds causes surface ripening, and a smear usually appears. Regulation of the temperature and humidity in the curing room is essential to control surface ripening; it is controlled also by frequent rubbing or washing of the cheese.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

[Se dit d'un fromage] lorsque l'affinage se produit de la surface vers l'intérieur du fromage.

Spanish

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

Dícese de un queso que madura desde la superficie hacia el interior.

CONT

Queso blando madurado superficialmente.

OBS

Toma Piemontese [...] queso de superficie madurada, esto es, madura desde la corteza hacia el interior.

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