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FROMAGE TRES DOUX [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
- Restaurant Menus
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mascarpone
1, record 1, English, mascarpone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mascarpone is an Italian cheese best known as an ingredient in tiramisu. At 70-75% milk fat, mascarpone is almost as high in fat as butter. Its flavour and texture are a cross between cream cheese and butter, or similar to a very rich clotted cream. 2, record 1, English, - mascarpone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
- Menus (Restauration)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mascarpone
1, record 1, French, mascarpone
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 frais, apparenté au fromage à la crème et au ricotta [...] 2, record 1, French, - mascarpone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mascarpone est un fromage blanc doux au goût, légèrement aigre et dont la texture lisse ressemble à de la crème fouettée ferme. Sa teneur en matière grasse est très élevée. 2, record 1, French, - mascarpone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
- Menú (Restaurantes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mascarpone
1, record 1, Spanish, mascarpone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Elbo cheese
1, record 2, English, Elbo%20cheese
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Elbo 2, record 2, English, Elbo
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elbo ... a rather firm type of cheese, although resembling Samsoe in general characteristics. Elbo is made in a number of sizes but all conform to the same general shape [of] a loaf. ... The rind is yellow, hard and dry, and the body firm and yellowish. The cheese may be waxed or given a plastics coating. Holes may be few or many, and usually a few millimetres in size ... 2, record 2, English, - Elbo%20cheese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- elbo
1, record 2, French, elbo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fromage Elbo 2, record 2, French, fromage%20Elbo
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fromage à] pâte pressée(...) sous forme de pain oblong de 5kg environ, il est recouvert de paraffine rouge ou jaune. Sa pâte présente quelques ouvertures aplaties.(...) membre de la famille du samsoe(...) c'est un fromage très doux. 3, record 2, French, - elbo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- very mild cheese
1, record 3, English, very%20mild%20cheese
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fromage très doux
1, record 3, French, fromage%20tr%C3%A8s%20doux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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