Cheshire cheese
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Cheshire cheese is a traditional, crumbly British cow's milk cheese from the county of Cheshire, known as one of England's oldest recorded cheese varieties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British cheese
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cheese → cow's milk cheese → |
| agingTime |
2 to 3 months
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| classification |
territorial cheese
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| coagulationMethod |
rennet
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| color |
orange
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red → white → |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| crumbStructure |
open and crumbly
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| curdTreatment |
cut and drained
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| fatContent |
medium fat
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| firstRecorded |
12th century
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| flavor |
mild
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slightly salty → tangy → |
| historicalReference |
mentioned in the Domesday Book region
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| knownAs |
one of the oldest recorded British cheeses
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| madeFromMilkOf |
cow
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| milkTreatment |
pasteurized or unpasteurized
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| moistureContent |
relatively high for a hard cheese
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| primaryIngredient |
cow's milk
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| regionOfOrigin |
Cheshire
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| rindType |
natural rind
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| servingTemperature |
room temperature
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| similarTo |
Lancashire cheese
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Wensleydale cheese → |
| texture |
crumbly
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semi-hard → |
| traditionalProductionArea |
Cheshire
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Denbighshire NERFINISHED → Flintshire → Shropshire NERFINISHED → Staffordshire NERFINISHED → |
| traditionalStatus |
heritage British cheese
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| typicalShape |
cylindrical wheel
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| typicalUse |
cooking cheese
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table cheese → |
| typicalWeight |
large wheels
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| usedInDish |
cheese and onion pie
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ploughman's lunch → salads → sandwiches → |
| variety |
blue Cheshire
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red Cheshire → white Cheshire → |