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Olomouc cheese

Olomouc cheese noun: a kind of ripened soft cheese, characteristic with its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour, traditionally made in central Moravia, the Czech Republic.

Noun

Olomouc cheese (uncountable)

  1. a kind of ripened soft cheese, characteristic with its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour, traditionally made in central Moravia, the Czech Republic
    • Excess acidity has been neutralized in some milks by the use of sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate, e.g. in the former Czechoslovakia for Olomouc cheese.1998, R. Andrew Wilbey, J.E. Scott, Richard K. Robinson, Cheesemaking Practice, New York: Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 102
    • Try the zingy wheat beer with the stinky Olomouc cheese.2009, Lisa Dunford, Central Europe, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 148

Origin of Olomouc cheese

The proper noun Olomouc refers to the fact that the cheese has been traditionally produced in the surroundings of the city of Olomouc and in the past used to be sold especially in Olomouc markets.

Questions about Olomouc cheese

What does Olomouc cheese mean?
Olomouc cheese means a kind of ripened soft cheese, characteristic with its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour, traditionally made in central Moravia, the Czech Republic.
What part of speech is Olomouc cheese?
Olomouc cheese is a noun.

Words near Olomouc cheese in the dictionary

  1. Olom Haba
  2. olomao
  3. olomaos
  4. Olomega
  5. Olomouc
  6. Olomouc cheese
  7. Olomouc District
  8. Olomouc Region
  9. olomoucine
  10. olona
  11. Olonets

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