Queijo de São Jorge
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Queijo de São Jorge is a traditional, robustly flavored cow’s milk cheese from Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the Azores, renowned for its firm texture and long aging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queijo de São Jorge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3210940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queijo de São Jorge Context triple: [São Jorge Island, cheeseHasPDOStatus, Queijo de São Jorge]
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A.
Queijo Serpa
Queijo Serpa is a renowned Portuguese sheep’s milk cheese from the Alentejo region, prized for its soft, creamy texture and strong, slightly spicy flavor.
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B.
Queijo Nisa
Queijo Nisa is a Portuguese sheep’s milk cheese from the Alentejo region, known for its firm texture, slightly tangy flavor, and traditional artisanal production.
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C.
Torta del Casar cheese
Torta del Casar cheese is a renowned Spanish sheep’s milk cheese from Extremadura, celebrated for its creamy, spoonable texture and intense, slightly tangy flavor.
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D.
Manchego cheese
Manchego cheese is a famous Spanish sheep’s milk cheese known for its firm texture, distinctive nutty flavor, and protected designation of origin status.
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E.
Cantal cheese
Cantal cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Auvergne region, known for its firm texture and nutty, tangy flavor that intensifies with age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queijo de São Jorge Target entity description: Queijo de São Jorge is a traditional, robustly flavored cow’s milk cheese from Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the Azores, renowned for its firm texture and long aging.
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A.
Queijo Serpa
Queijo Serpa is a renowned Portuguese sheep’s milk cheese from the Alentejo region, prized for its soft, creamy texture and strong, slightly spicy flavor.
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B.
Queijo Nisa
Queijo Nisa is a Portuguese sheep’s milk cheese from the Alentejo region, known for its firm texture, slightly tangy flavor, and traditional artisanal production.
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C.
Torta del Casar cheese
Torta del Casar cheese is a renowned Spanish sheep’s milk cheese from Extremadura, celebrated for its creamy, spoonable texture and intense, slightly tangy flavor.
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D.
Manchego cheese
Manchego cheese is a famous Spanish sheep’s milk cheese known for its firm texture, distinctive nutty flavor, and protected designation of origin status.
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E.
Cantal cheese
Cantal cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Auvergne region, known for its firm texture and nutty, tangy flavor that intensifies with age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese cheese
ⓘ
cheese ⓘ cow’s milk cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime |
at least 3 months
ⓘ
often 4 to 6 months ⓘ sometimes over 12 months ⓘ |
| aroma | intense ⓘ |
| classification |
hard cheese
ⓘ
semi-hard to hard cheese ⓘ |
| coagulant | animal rennet ⓘ |
| color | yellow paste ⓘ |
| consistency | compact ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| cuisine |
Azorean cuisine
ⓘ
Portuguese cuisine ⓘ |
| curdType | hard curd ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| fatContent | full-fat ⓘ |
| flavor |
piquant
ⓘ
robust ⓘ |
| holes | small irregular eyes ⓘ |
| island | São Jorge Island ⓘ |
| mainIngredient | pasteurized cow’s milk ⓘ |
| maturationEnvironment | natural caves or cellars ⓘ |
| milkSource | cow ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
long aging
ⓘ
strong, spicy flavor ⓘ |
| originContext | settlement of São Jorge Island ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| pairing |
Portuguese bread
ⓘ
fruit ⓘ red wine ⓘ |
| PDOGrantedBy | European Union ⓘ |
| PDORegion |
São Jorge Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilha de São Jorge
|
| productionMethod |
long-aged
ⓘ
pressed cheese ⓘ |
| protectedStatus |
Protected Designation of Origin
ⓘ
surface form:
Denominação de Origem Protegida
PDO ⓘ |
| region | Azores ⓘ |
| rind | natural ⓘ |
| salting |
dry salted
ⓘ
surface salted ⓘ |
| shape | large wheel ⓘ |
| texture | firm ⓘ |
| traditionalProductOf | São Jorge Island ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
grating cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | 8 to 12 kilograms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Queijo de São Jorge Description of subject: Queijo de São Jorge is a traditional, robustly flavored cow’s milk cheese from Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the Azores, renowned for its firm texture and long aging.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.