Cheese Vocabulary

Question 1

What is casein?

Answer 1

The protein found in milk and therefore, cheese.

Question 2

What is syneresis?

Answer 2

A process in cheese making wherein the curds are cut to extract whey, or moisture.

Question 3

What is Lactase?

Answer 3

The enzyme, produced by our bodies, that facilitates digestion of milk

Question 4

Campylobactet spp.

Answer 4

A pathogen that can be found in cheese

Question 5

What is Silage?

Answer 5

Stored grasses and Forbes, such as hay and alfalfa, usually dry or plastic wrapped.

Question 6

TMR, stands for…

Answer 6

Total Mixed Rations, a vet directed complete feed for dairy animals, a blend of forage, grain, feed, and supplements to produce best milk.

Question 7

Cultures refers to…

Answer 7

A, “living,” ingredient added to milk to begin fermentation, to make cheese.

Question 8

PDO stands for …? What is it?

Answer 8

Protected Designation of Origin, a PDO-staus cheese indicates that it is a controlled quality product from a specific region.

Question 9

AOC is…

Answer 9

Appellation d’Origine Controllee, Frances equivalent to DOP, an older designation that dates back to 1925.

Question 10

DOP can be found where? It stands for…

Answer 10

Italy. Denominazione do Origine Protteta. Created in1963, modeled after France’s AOC.

Question 11

What is the EU’s quality nomenclature that can be found on labels?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Peau de crapaud is…

Answer 12

“skin of the toad”, a slip skin flaw in brie type cheeses, also called peau de grenoille (frog)

Question 13

Colostrum is what?

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

TCS

Answer 14

Time/Temperature Control for Safety of food

Question 15

Transhumance

Answer 15

A practice driven by regional geography, whereby livestock are moved seasonally.

Question 16

Define: Biodynamic

Answer 16

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).

Question 17

Define Fermier

Answer 17

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”.

Question 18

Define Artisanal (cheese)

Answer 18

Many ways to define, usually indicates smaller production, by hand or little mechanization and working with seasonal variation.

Question 19

What is a fromager?

Answer 19

A cheesemonger!

Question 20

Alpage on a label indicates what?

Answer 20

Varieties labeled “Alpage” may be produced only with milk from cows grazing high-altitude pastures during the summer season.