Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who ages
cheese andpurveys it.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word affineur.
Examples
-
The price of affineur aged cheese is high, but the price of nearly all hand crafted cheese is high.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
-
The price of affineur aged cheese is high, but the price of nearly all hand crafted cheese is high.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
-
Being a cheese monger (affineur in French) is considered a high-skilled trade and is well respected.
-
The collaboration between maker and affineur continued with such intensity that the cheese took on a new name to reflect it: Ogleshield.
-
The collaboration between maker and affineur continued with such intensity that the cheese took on a new name to reflect it: Ogleshield.
-
It can be fun to play the role of affineur and encourage surface or blue mold from a good Camembert or Roquefort to grow on a fresh goat cheese or in a piece of standard Cheddar.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
-
It also marks what may have been the first appointment of an official cheese affineur!
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
-
It can be fun to play the role of affineur and encourage surface or blue mold from a good Camembert or Roquefort to grow on a fresh goat cheese or in a piece of standard Cheddar.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
-
It also marks what may have been the first appointment of an official cheese affineur!
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
-
The farmer supplies the milk to the fruitière who then sends it to the affineur, who stores the Comté in a maturing cellar for four to 18 months.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.