Definitions

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  • noun a brown Norwegian whey-cheese with a strong, sweet flavor.

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Examples

  • He sometimes spikes a sauce with Norwegian brunost , a sweet brown cheese traditionally made from caramelized goat's milk whey.

    Brown Cheese And Birch: Nordic Foods' Appeal Grows J. S. Marcus 2011

  • There are whey-based cheeses, the most familiar of which is ricotta, brown Norwegian cheeses like brunost, and German quarg.

    Cheese and Lactose Steve Carper 2007

  • There are whey-based cheeses, the most familiar of which is ricotta, brown Norwegian cheeses like brunost, and German quarg.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Steve Carper 2007

  • Gjetost, or brunost i would try this. google revealed that a cheese shop i used to go to in calgary sells it. wish i'd known that last year.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Sara 2008

  • Gjetost, or brunost i would try this. google revealed that a cheese shop i used to go to in calgary sells it. wish i'd known that last year.

    VGT 100 Sara 2008

  • The thought is that brown food = brown fat, which is good news if you have a fondness for chocolate things as well as brunost and gjetost.

    News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio 2009

  • Chitterlings or andouillette (not the same as andouille sausage, which I have had) or brunost (sounds counterintuitively cool)

    Fair Weather Vegan 2008

  • Gjetost, or brunost - from what I see, looks to be goat’s cheese.

    100 Things to Eat Before You Die | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008

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  • See mesost.

    January 19, 2009