Definitions

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  • noun A Corsican cheese produced from ewe's milk, containing no lactose.

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Examples

  • Or head to the dining room, spectacularly carved from a massive boulder, for ravioli stuffed with brocciu (sheep's milk ricotta) and herb-strewn veal chops grilled over an open fire.

    Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels Forbes Life Staff 2010

  • Imagine a sizzling skillet of wild boar stew and a creamy casserole of cannelloni with Corsican brocciu cheese.

    Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Chilling in Corsica, Part 2 2010

  • At her stand you'll also find fiadone, a Corsican take on cheesecake made with brocciu a kind of Corsican ricotta, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.

    Parisian cupcakes 2007

  • At her stand you'll also find fiadone, a Corsican take on cheesecake made with brocciu a kind of Corsican ricotta, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • Stock up on Corsican specialties such as fig preserves, canistrelli (a type of biscuit), brocciu (fresh cheese) and myrtle liqueur.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • After a picnic lunch of fougasse (flatbread), brocciu (ewe's milk cheese) and half a jar of local honey, we hiked back to camp.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

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