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EWES MILK CHEESE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
- Restaurant Menus
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Roquefort
1, record 1, English, Roquefort
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Roquefort cheese 2, record 1, English, Roquefort%20cheese
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-soft to hard French cheese made from ewe's milk... 3, record 1, English, - Roquefort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - Roquefort
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
- Menus (Restauration)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roquefort
1, record 1, French, roquefort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 2, record 1, French, - roquefort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
- Menú (Restaurantes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- roquefort
1, record 1, Spanish, roquefort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Queso de origen francés, fabricado con leche de oveja, de olor y sabor fuertes y color verdoso producido por un moho. 1, record 1, Spanish, - roquefort
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Roquefort
- queso Roquefort
- queso roquefort
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sheep’s milk cheese
1, record 2, English, sheep%26rsquo%3Bs%20milk%20cheese
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sheep cheese 2, record 2, English, sheep%20cheese
correct
- ewe's milk cheese 1, record 2, English, ewe%27s%20milk%20cheese
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sheep’s milk is higher in fat than cow’s milk, so these cheeses are rich and creamy. Like goat cheeses, they’re also a bit tangy. Examples include Pecorino Romano ..., Roquefort, Manchego, Idiazabal, and Manouri. 3, record 2, English, - sheep%26rsquo%3Bs%20milk%20cheese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fromage de lait de brebis
1, record 2, French, fromage%20de%20lait%20de%20brebis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fromage de brebis 2, record 2, French, fromage%20de%20brebis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fromage de lait de brebis est bien différent d’un fromage de lait de chèvre ou de vache. C’est un fromage doux, riche et légèrement sucré, voir même fruité. 3, record 2, French, - fromage%20de%20lait%20de%20brebis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fromage de lait de brebis : équivalent adopté par le Comité intergouvernemental de terminologie de l'industrie laitière. 4, record 2, French, - fromage%20de%20lait%20de%20brebis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso de oveja
1, record 2, Spanish, queso%20de%20oveja
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-09-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- earthy
1, record 3, English, earthy
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cheese-tasting term for a hearty, assertive, rustic flavor and/or aroma of a cheese, usually a monastery cheese or one made from ewe's or goat's milk; an excessively earthy flavor can be undesirable. 2, record 3, English, - earthy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cheese flavor compounds in this category shares qualities with those present in freshly-plowed earth or forest litter. Goat, sheep, and monastery-type cheeses may be characterized as earthy and exhibit assertive flavor and aroma. 3, record 3, English, - earthy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à saveur du terroir
1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20saveur%20du%20terroir
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- à saveur de la terre 2, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20saveur%20de%20la%20terre
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se rapporte aux saveurs communiquées par le sol. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A0%20saveur%20du%20terroir
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Cantal a le goût de son terroir. Tradition, authenticité, générosité, il domine le pays vert, celui des volcans éteints, des prairies, des forêts et des rivières. Il se présente sous forme cylindrique. Le cantal est dit «jeune» à 30 jours d'affinage en cave. Sa pâte ferme et souple prend alors une douce saveur du terroir, associée à un léger goût de lait. Cette pâte de couleur ivoire et encore tendre, se recouvre d'une fine croûte gris-blanc. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A0%20saveur%20du%20terroir
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Cabecou
1, record 4, English, Cabecou
correct, trademark
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Rouergue and Quercy regions both nested in the colourful Aquitaine, supply us with this small 40 gr cheese. It can be made with goat or ewes milk and sometimes with a mix of the two. The Cabecou, with its 45% of fat in it, is nonetheless called a soft cheese, covered with a thin bluey natural skin which appears only when the maturing and ventilation is carefully done. The taste is very unique and you can find some hints of nuts according to its village of origin. Its name comes from the shortened version of "small goat" in Oc, the local southern language. 1, record 4, English, - Cabecou
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Cabécou
1, record 4, French, Cab%C3%A9cou
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit fromage rond, de 4 à 5 centimètres de diamètre sur 1,5 centimètres d'épaisseur, au lait de chèvre cru, à pâte fraîche non pressée et non cuite et à croûte naturelle. Son poids ne dépasse pas 40 grammes et il contient 45% de matière grasse. Sa croûte est fine, uniformément jaune pâle; sa pâte est tendre et crémeuse, au goût légèrement lactique avec un parfum de noisette, sa texture est homogène. En raison de sa petite taille, ce fromage arrive vite à maturité. Le temps d'affinage varie de dix jours minimum à quatre semaines maximum. 2, record 4, French, - Cab%C3%A9cou
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-05-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Broccio
1, record 5, English, Broccio
correct, trademark
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Broccio comes in the form of a ball of curd that has been flattened and presented in a returnable wicker basket, known as "les canestres", which varies in sizes. Broccio is usually eaten fresh, within forty eight hours, but if drained and salted it can be ripened like other cheeses. The ripening of this cheese represent about 15 % of the total production. It is an unusual cheese in that it is made from lactoserum, that is the whey that is recuperated after cheese making. One needs 11 liters of milk to obtain the lactoserum to produce a kilo of Broccio. 2, record 5, English, - Broccio
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Broccio is a Corsican cheese made from goat's milk or sour ewes’ milk. 3, record 5, English, - Broccio
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Broccio
1, record 5, French, Broccio
correct, trademark, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Brocciu 2, record 5, French, Brocciu
correct, trademark, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fromage corse à pâte fraîche, non salée, fabriqué avec du lait de chèvre ou de brebis, chauffé et battu. Il peut se manger sucré ou salé, saupoudré de persil ou de romarin. 3, record 5, French, - Broccio
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Produit laitier (puisqu'il n'entre malheureusement pas strictement dans la définition du fromage pour le législateur) mais peut être considéré comme un véritable fromage d'Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, le Broccio est élaboré à partir du petit-lait récupéré lors de la production des tommes de brebis ou de chèvre, puis chauffé, mélangé avec 10 % de lait frais et fouetté, le tout est, pour finir, moulé dans des corbeilles en jonc, appelées canestres pour l'égouttage. Frais, on peut le déguster nature, salé ou sucré. Mis à sécher en cave, d'autres le préfèrent enrobé de feuilles séchées ou roulé dans des herbes ou du poivre. On l'utilise aussi souvent dans des préparations pâtissières fromagères. 4, record 5, French, - Broccio
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-06-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Romano cheese
1, record 6, English, Romano%20cheese
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Romano 2, record 6, English, Romano
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Romano... may be made from the milk of cows, Vacchino Romano; from ewe's milk, Pecorino Romano; or from goat's milk, Caprino Romano. Romano is similar to Parmesan and other Grana cheeses. The cheese has a high salt content... a characteristic sharp flavor [and a] natural yellowish color. 3, record 6, English, - Romano%20cheese
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- romano
1, record 6, French, romano
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fromage Romano 2, record 6, French, fromage%20Romano
avoid, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originairement, ce fromage (...) était fabriqué avec du lait de brebis (...) Ronds avec des extrémités plates, pesant de 6 à 12 kg environ, les divers Romanos ont un intérieur granulaire et sans yeux. Ils sont dits "Pecorino Romano" s'ils sont à base de lait de brebis, "Vacchino Romano" à base de lait de vache et "Caprino Romano" à base de lait de chèvre. 3, record 6, French, - romano
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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