Definitions

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  • noun A French cheese from the Alps region of Savoie.

Etymologies

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French reblocher ("to pinch a cow's udder again").

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Examples

  • One of the things I have quickly learned about Reblochon is that when it is overripe, it exudes a strong smell of ammonia.

    For the love of Reblochon.. Michele 2005

  • One of the things I have quickly learned about Reblochon is that when it is overripe, it exudes a strong smell of ammonia.

    Everything old is new again.. Michele 2005

  • The term Reblochon actually comes from the word "reblocher" which meant "to milk for a second time".

    For the love of Reblochon.. Michele 2005

  • It is the farmers sneaky ways that gave us Reblochon, which is still made from the second milking.

    Everything old is new again.. Michele 2005

  • The term Reblochon actually comes from the word "reblocher" which meant "to milk for a second time".

    Everything old is new again.. Michele 2005

  • It is the farmers sneaky ways that gave us Reblochon, which is still made from the second milking.

    For the love of Reblochon.. Michele 2005

  • Traditionally, smear-ripened cheeses such as Reblochon are exposed to a starter culture, a live mixture containing the microbe Brevibacterium linens, to ripen the cheese.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

  • Tartiflette is not a traditional dish from the Savoy region but was invented by the Reblochon cheese trade union to increase sales of their product.

    Recette / Recipe 2010

  • Old favorites (the ones I grew up on from the Lyons area): Saint-Marcellin and Saint-Felicien; Reblochon; Cantal and Saint-Nectaire (from Auvergne where we used to spend the summer); and Roquefort, Bleu d'Auvergne, Fourme d'Ambert (all blue cheeses).

    Say Cheese: Meet Sebastien Tavel 2010

  • Tartiflette is not a traditional dish from the Savoy region but was invented by the Reblochon cheese trade union to increase sales of their product.

    Recette / Recipe 2010

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