gjetost cheese
[ YEHT-ohst ]
Made from a combination of goat's- and cow's-milk
WHEY, this Norwegian
CHEESE is faintly sweet and caramel colored. The texture can range from semifirm like fudge to the consistency of stiff peanut butter. The brown color and sweetness result from slowly cooking the milk until its sugars caramelize. Gjetost is particularly good spread on dark bread. Scandinavia's mysost
CHEESE (also called primost) is made exclusively from cow's milk in exactly the same way and tastes almost identical to gjetost. See also
CHEESE.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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