Definitions
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- noun The
aging ofcheese as part of itsmanufacture .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Times story dealt with affinage, which is what happens after those four basic ingredients are melded together by skillful cheesemakers.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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The Times story dealt with affinage, which is what happens after those four basic ingredients are melded together by skillful cheesemakers.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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The French term for ripening, affinage, comes from the Latin finus, meaning “end” or “ultimate point,” and was used in medieval alchemy to describe the refining of impure materials.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The French term for ripening, affinage, comes from the Latin finus, meaning “end” or “ultimate point,” and was used in medieval alchemy to describe the refining of impure materials.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Can you call it affinage, for instance, when a cheesemonger is just taking care of his supply before he sells it?
NYT > Home Page By JEFF GORDINIER 2011
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He went so far as to claim that affinage was just a ploy to jack up prices.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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But the further the cheese is from its source the less affinage matters.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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He went so far as to claim that affinage was just a ploy to jack up prices.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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But the further the cheese is from its source the less affinage matters.
Martin Johnson: An Age Old Debate Martin Johnson 2011
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The cheeses I tasted in the awe-inspiring barn crystallized my thoughts on what makes cheese become great: constant communication between cheesemaker and cheesemonger, and very careful attention to affinage, the art of tending cheese as it ages.
john commented on the word affinage
"Explore the world of fine cheeses and affinage, the ancient art of bringing cheese to peak ripeness."
- artisanalcheese.com
December 3, 2007