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FROMAGE EMMENTAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Emmental cheese
1, record 1, English, Emmental%20cheese
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Ementhal cheese 2, record 1, English, Ementhal%20cheese
correct
- Emmenthaler cheese 3, record 1, English, Emmenthaler%20cheese
correct
- Emmentaler cheese 4, record 1, English, Emmentaler%20cheese
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Emmental cheese, also spelled Emmenthal and Emmenthaler, is one of many Swiss cheese types, but in the United States the term is not widely used: instead a similar cheese is called Swiss. 2, record 1, English, - Emmental%20cheese
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Swiss cheese is also called Emmentaler cheese. [It] is a hard, pressed, rennet-curd cheese with a mild, sweet, nut-like flavor. The presence of holes or "eyes" is a characteristic of this cheese. 5, record 1, English, - Emmental%20cheese
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- emmental
1, record 1, French, emmental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fromage Emmental 2, record 1, French, fromage%20Emmental
avoid, masculine noun
- emmenthal 3, record 1, French, emmenthal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dénomination "Emmental" (...) est réservée à un fromage fabriqué exclusivement avec du lait de vache empresuré, à pâte ferme, cuite, pressée et salée en surface ou en saumure, de couleur ivoire à jaune pâle, présentant une "ouverture" de dimension allant de la grosseur d'une cerise à celle d'une noix, en forme de meule (...) à croûte frottée ou brossée, solide et sèche, de couleur jaune doré à brun clair (...) 4, record 1, French, - emmental
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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