erican, Danish,
and Canadian--even Swiss--imitations.
The genuine Tilsit has been well described as "forthright in flavor; a
good snack cheese, but not suitable for elegant post-prandial
dallying."
Tilziski
_Yugoslavia_
A Montenegrin imitation Tilsiter.
Tome de Beaumont
_France_
Whole cow's milk.
Tome, la
_Auvergne, France_
Also called Fourme, Cantal, or Fromage de Cantal. A kind of Cheddar
that comes from Ambert, Aubrac, Aurillac, Grand-Murol, Roche, Salers,
etc.
Tome de Chevre
_Savoy, France_
Soft goat cheese.
Tome de Savoie
_France_
Soft paste; goat or cow. Others in the same category are: Tome des
Beagues, Tome au Fenouil, Tome Doudane.
Tomelitan Gruyere
_Norway_
Imitation of French Gruyere in 2-1/2 ounce packages.
Topf or Topfkaese
_Germany_
A cooked cheese to which Pennsylvania pot is similar. Sour skim milk
cheese, eaten fresh and sold in packages of one ounce. When cured it
is flaky.
Toscano, or Pecorino Toscano
_Tuscany, Italy_
Sheep's milk cheese like Romano but softer, and therefore used as a
table cheese.
Toscanello
_Tuscany, Italy_
A smaller edition of Toscano.
Touareg
_Berber, Africa_
Skim milk often curdled with Korourou leaves. The soft curd is then
dipped out onto mats like pancake batter and sun dried for ten days or
placed by a fire for six, with frequent turning. Very hard and dry and
never salted. Made from Lake Tchad to the Barbary States by Berber
tribes.
Tour Eiffel
_Berry, France_
Besides naming this Berry cheese, Tour Eiffel serves as a picturesque
label and trademark for a brand of Camembert.
Touloumisio
_Greece_
Similar to Feta.
Tournette
_France_
Small goat cheese.
Tourne de chevre
_Dauphine, France_
Goat cheese.
Trappe, la, or Oka
_Canada_
Truly fine Port-Salut named for the Trappist order and its Canadian
monastery.
Trappist _see_ Chapter 3.
Trappist
_Yugoslavia_
Trappist Port-Salut imitation.
Trauben (Grape)
_Switzerland_
Swiss or Gruyere aged in Swiss Neuchatel wine and so named for the
grape.
Travnik, Travnicki
_Albania, Russia, Yugoslavia_
Soft, sheep whole milk with a little goat sometimes and occasionally
skim milk. More than a century of success in Europe, Turkey and
adjacent lands where it is also known as Arnauten, Arnautski Sir and
Vlasic.
When fresh it is almost white and has a mild, pleasing taste. It
ripens to a stronger flavor in from two weeks to several mont
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