Cheese Vocabulary Flashcards
What is casein?
The protein found in milk and therefore, cheese.
What is syneresis?
A process in cheese making wherein the curds are cut to extract whey, or moisture.
What is Lactase?
The enzyme, produced by our bodies, that facilitates digestion of milk
Campylobactet spp.
A pathogen that can be found in cheese
What is Silage?
Stored grasses and Forbes, such as hay and alfalfa, usually dry or plastic wrapped.
TMR, stands for…
Total Mixed Rations, a vet directed complete feed for dairy animals, a blend of forage, grain, feed, and supplements to produce best milk.
Cultures refers to…
A, “living,” ingredient added to milk to begin fermentation, to make cheese.
PDO stands for …? What is it?
Protected Designation of Origin, a PDO-staus cheese indicates that it is a controlled quality product from a specific region.
AOC is…
Appellation d’Origine Controllee, Frances equivalent to DOP, an older designation that dates back to 1925.
DOP can be found where? It stands for…
Italy. Denominazione do Origine Protteta. Created in1963, modeled after France’s AOC.
What is the EU’s quality nomenclature that can be found on labels?
With the formation of the European Union, PDO was created to consolidate the quality mark nomenclature. AOP, or Appellation d’Origine Protetta, predates EU, and is still in use
Peau de crapaud is…
“skin of the toad”, a slip skin flaw in brie type cheeses, also called peau de grenoille (frog)
Colostrum is what?
Colostrum is the first form of breastmilk that is released by the mammary glands after giving birth. It’s nutrient-dense and high in antibodies.
TCS
Time/Temperature Control for Safety of food
Transhumance
A practice driven by regional geography, whereby livestock are moved seasonally.
Define: Biodynamic
Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture based on pseudo-scientific and esoteric concepts initially developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner. It was the first of the organic farming movements. (Wikipedia).
Define Fermier
The synonym in French for the term farmstead in English. A fermier cheese comes from a single farm, a single herd and represents a place or “terroir”.
Define Artisanal (cheese)
Many ways to define, usually indicates smaller production, by hand or little mechanization and working with seasonal variation.
What is a fromager?
A cheesemonger!
Alpage on a label indicates what?
Varieties labeled “Alpage” may be produced only with milk from cows grazing high-altitude pastures during the summer season.
