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| FROMAGE | OST | CHEESE |
| affiné | lagrad | matured (= kept by the cheese maker or cheese seller until it has matured) |
| affineur | en som mognadslagrar ost, vanligen en osthandlare | someone who keeps the cheese to mature it; may be used to describe a cheese seller (disregarding if he ages his cheese himself or not) |
| alpage | tilläggsbeteckning på ost gjord från kor som gått utomhus på alpsluttningar | add-on description on cheese made from milk from cows bred on fields in the Alps |
| bien fait | lagrad/mogen | matured (= ripe, or ready to eat) |
| bien persillé | väl mogen grönmögelost | mature blue cheese |
| bleu, m & adj | grönmögelost | blue cheese |
| crémeux | krämig (t ex en St Marcellin) | soft (of e.g. St Marcellin) |
| fermier | framställd enligt traditionella metoder | farm house product |
| fromage de brebis | fårost (t ex Roquefort) | ewe’s cheese (e.g. Roquefort) |
| fromage de chèvre/ chèvre | getost | goat cheese |
| fromage de vache | ost gjord på komjölk | cow milk cheese |
| fromage frais | färskost (även för getostar) | fromage frais/soft white cheese |
| lait cru, m | opastöriserad mjölk | non-pasteurised milk |
| pâte (f) cuite/dure | hårdost | hard cheese |
| pâte (f) molle | mjukost | soft cheese |
| sec | torr (om getostar, kraftig smak) | dry (of goat cheese) |
| – | – | – |
| Härkomst | Origin | |
| Appenzeller | Schweiz | Swizerland |
| Beaufort | Savoie | |
| Bleu d’Auvergne | Auvergne | |
| Bleu de Causse | Auvergne | |
| Brie de Meaux | Brie/Ile de France | |
| Cabecou | Perigord | |
| Camembert | Normandie | |
| Cantal | Auvergne | |
| Chaource | Champagne | |
| Comté | Franche-Comté | |
| Coulommiers | Ile-de-France | |
| Crottin de Chavignol | Loire | |
| Emmental | Schweiz | |
| Epoisses | Bourgogne | |
| Fourme d’Ambert | Auvergne | |
| Gruyère | Schweiz | Swizerland |
| Langres | Champagne | |
| Livarot | Normandie | |
| Maroilles | Flandre | |
| Munster | Alsace | |
| Pélardon | Languedoc | |
| Pont-l’Evêque | Normandie | |
| Roquefort | Rouerque (Auvergne) | |
| Saint-Marcellin | Lyon | |
| Saint-Nectaire | Auvergne | |
| Sainte-Maure | Touraine | |
| Tomme de Savoie | Savoie | |
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