pecorino sardo
E85818
Pecorino Sardo is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from the Italian island of Sardinia, known for its tangy, savory flavor and protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pecorino Sardo | 1 |
| Pecorino Sardo cheese | 1 |
| pecorino sardo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T729786 — 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: pecorino sardo Context triple: [Sardinia, traditionalCheese, pecorino sardo]
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A.
Serrano
Serrano are an Indigenous people of Southern California traditionally inhabiting the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions.
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B.
Cantal
Cantal is a rural department in south-central France known for its volcanic landscapes, pastoral agriculture, and the production of Cantal cheese.
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C.
Paglia
The Paglia is a river in central Italy that flows through the regions of Umbria and Lazio before joining the Tiber.
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Marsala
Marsala is a coastal city in western Sicily, Italy, best known for producing the fortified wine that shares its name.
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E.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
- 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: pecorino sardo Target entity description: Pecorino Sardo is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from the Italian island of Sardinia, known for its tangy, savory flavor and protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
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A.
Serrano
Serrano are an Indigenous people of Southern California traditionally inhabiting the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions.
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B.
Cantal
Cantal is a rural department in south-central France known for its volcanic landscapes, pastoral agriculture, and the production of Cantal cheese.
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C.
Paglia
The Paglia is a river in central Italy that flows through the regions of Umbria and Lazio before joining the Tiber.
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D.
Marsala
Marsala is a coastal city in western Sicily, Italy, best known for producing the fortified wine that shares its name.
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E.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian cheese
ⓘ
PDO cheese ⓘ cheese ⓘ sheep’s milk cheese ⓘ |
| agingCategory |
fresh
ⓘ
mature ⓘ |
| aroma |
nutty
ⓘ
sheepy ⓘ |
| belongsToCuisine |
Italian cuisine
ⓘ
Sardinian cuisine ⓘ |
| classification | Pecorino family of cheeses ⓘ |
| coagulationType | rennet-coagulated ⓘ |
| color | pale yellow paste ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| curdType | pressed curd cheese ⓘ |
| EUProtectedStatus | yes ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
savory
ⓘ
tangy ⓘ |
| hasProtectedStatus | PDO ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| legalNameLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | sheep ⓘ |
| milkSource | local Sardinian sheep breeds ⓘ |
| milkTreatment | pasteurized or raw depending on producer ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sardinian sheep’s cheese ⓘ |
| originIsland | Sardinia ⓘ |
| PDORegulationScope | European Union ⓘ |
| primaryIngredient | sheep’s milk ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation | Protected Designation of Origin ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Sardinia ⓘ |
| rindColor | yellow to brown ⓘ |
| rindType | natural rind ⓘ |
| servedWith |
bread
ⓘ
wine ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Pecorino Romano
ⓘ
Pecorino Toscano cheese ⓘ
surface form:
Pecorino Toscano
|
| texture | firm ⓘ |
| typicalAgingTime |
several months for mature type
ⓘ
several weeks for fresh type ⓘ |
| typicalFatContent | high ⓘ |
| typicalShape | cylindrical wheel ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
grating cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
baked dishes
ⓘ
pasta dishes ⓘ salads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pecorino sardo Description of subject: Pecorino Sardo is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from the Italian island of Sardinia, known for its tangy, savory flavor and protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pecorino Sardo cheese
subject surface form:
Pecorino Toscano
this entity surface form:
Pecorino Sardo