Livarot cheese
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Livarot cheese is a traditional French washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Normandy, noted for its strong aroma, soft interior, and distinctive orange rind encircled by strips of reed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Livarot cheese canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10629957 — 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: Livarot cheese Context triple: [Pays d’Auge, knownFor, Livarot cheese]
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A.
Laguiole cheese
Laguiole cheese is a traditional French cow's milk cheese from the Aubrac region, known for its firm, uncooked pressed texture and protected designation of origin (AOP).
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B.
Langres cheese
Langres cheese is a soft, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Champagne region of France, known for its cylindrical shape with a sunken top and strong, tangy flavor.
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C.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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D.
Rocamadour cheese
Rocamadour cheese is a small, soft, creamy goat’s milk cheese from France’s Lot region, prized for its delicate flavor and traditional production.
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E.
Fourme de Montbrison cheese
Fourme de Montbrison cheese is a traditional French blue cheese from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its cylindrical shape, creamy texture, and mild, nutty flavor.
- 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: Livarot cheese Target entity description: Livarot cheese is a traditional French washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Normandy, noted for its strong aroma, soft interior, and distinctive orange rind encircled by strips of reed.
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A.
Laguiole cheese
Laguiole cheese is a traditional French cow's milk cheese from the Aubrac region, known for its firm, uncooked pressed texture and protected designation of origin (AOP).
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B.
Langres cheese
Langres cheese is a soft, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Champagne region of France, known for its cylindrical shape with a sunken top and strong, tangy flavor.
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C.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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D.
Rocamadour cheese
Rocamadour cheese is a small, soft, creamy goat’s milk cheese from France’s Lot region, prized for its delicate flavor and traditional production.
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E.
Fourme de Montbrison cheese
Fourme de Montbrison cheese is a traditional French blue cheese from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its cylindrical shape, creamy texture, and mild, nutty flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime |
about 6 weeks
ⓘ
up to 2 months ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | the Colonel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsReason | reed strips resemble a colonel’s stripes ⓘ |
| AOCStatusGranted | 1975 ⓘ |
| AOPStatusGranted | 1996 ⓘ |
| colorOfPaste | pale yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| fatContent | full-fat cheese ⓘ |
| hasAroma | strong aroma ⓘ |
| hasCategory | PDO cheese of France ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
cylindrical shape
ⓘ
pungent smell ⓘ rind encircled by strips of reed ⓘ sticky rind ⓘ |
| hasHoleType | few small holes ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| milkTreatment |
can be made from raw milk
ⓘ
usually pasteurized milk ⓘ |
| originDepartment | Calvados GENERATED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Basse-Normandie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originTown | Livarot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation |
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
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Appellation d’Origine Protégée ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rindColor | orange ⓘ |
| rindType | washed rind ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment |
often colored with annatto
ⓘ
washed with brine ⓘ |
| texture | soft cheese ⓘ |
| traditionalWrapping | strips of dried reed ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | about 12 cm ⓘ |
| typicalFlavor |
barnyard notes
ⓘ
salty ⓘ spicy ⓘ strong ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | about 5 cm ⓘ |
| typicalPairing |
Normandy cider
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full-bodied white wine ⓘ robust red wine ⓘ |
| typicalSize |
large cylinder
ⓘ
medium cylinder ⓘ small cylinder ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 500 g ⓘ |
| usedInCourse | cheese course ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Norman cuisine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Livarot cheese Description of subject: Livarot cheese is a traditional French washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from Normandy, noted for its strong aroma, soft interior, and distinctive orange rind encircled by strips of reed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.