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FROMAGE EDAM [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A soft French cheese made from pasteurised cow's milk (40-45% fat content), with a mild flavour and less than 2% added salt ... sold in small squares wrapped in foil and used as a cheese spread.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Fromage frais, au lait de vache, à pâte ferme, avec 45% de matière grasse après complète dessiccation et salé à environ 2%.

CONT

Mange de préférence des fromages riches en calcium comme le gruyère ou l'Edam plutôt que ceux riches en graisses et en sel comme le fromage frais à tartiner(ail et fines herbes, demi-sel, etc.) le fromage de chèvre ou les fromages fondus.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
OBS

Edam. A mild semi-solid cheese from Holland; a mellow cheese, softer than cheddar, with cheddar-type flavor (mild, nut-like); made from partly skimmed milk; its shape is a round ball with a red wax covering; it has a yellow creamy interior ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

Edam.(...) Fromage des Pays-Bas au lait de vache pasteurisé, à pâte mi-dure pressée, à croûte teintée, paraffinée rouge ou parme.(...) En forme de boule(...)

Spanish

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