Semi-hard cheeses

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  • Elisabeth Eugster-Meier
  • Marie Therese Fröhlich-Wyder
  • Ernst Jakob
  • Daniel Wechsler
  • Maria Belén López Morales
  • Giuseppe Licitra
  • Françoise Berthier
  • Photis Papademas
  • Ardö, Ylva Margareta
  • Tânia G. Tavares
  • F. Xavier Malcata
  • Zorica Radulovic
  • Jelena Miocinovic

This chapter reviews various semi-hard cheeses, such as Appenzeller, Arzua-Ulloa Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Castelmagno PDO, Comte PDO and Flaouna Cheeses, and explores its type, description and sensory characteristics, method of manufacture, and relevant research. Appenzeller is a semi-hard cheese which is very popular for its unmistakable spicy flavour produced through the application of a herbal brine during ripening. Arzua-Ulloa cheese is one of the most important Galician cheeses. Castelmagno PDO is a pressed semi-hard cheese. Flaouna is a Cyprus traditional cheese that is produced during Easter. The Fossa cheese from Sogliano received the PDO recognition in 2009. Herrgard cheese is the most popular cheese in Sweden. The Mahón-Menorca variety is a half-fat to full-fat pressed cheese which varied from semi-hard to hard cheese according to its ripening time. Full-fat pressed cheese made from Majorero goat's milk which varied from semi-hard to hard cheese, according to its ripening time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGlobal Cheesemaking Technology : Cheese Quality and Characteristics
EditorsPhotis Papademas, Thomas Bintsis
Number of pages54
PublisherWiley
Publication date2018
Pages247-300
ISBN (Print)9781119046158
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • Appenzeller, Arzua-Ulloa PDO, Castelmagno PDO, Comte PDO, Flaouna Cheese, Fossa cheese, Galician cheese, Mahón-Menorca

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