Gläs

English translation: small holes and cracks

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German term or phrase:Gläs
English translation:small holes and cracks
Entered by: Arne Marko

14:38 Oct 18, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Drink
German term or phrase: Gläs
Description of the external / internal appearance of cheese.
"seltenes Gläs stört nicht"
Arne Marko
Canada
Local time: 01:54
small holes and cracks
Explanation:
Optisch weist der Käseteig dann oft kleine, erbsengroße Löcher oder kleine Risse oder Spalten ("Gläs" genannt) auf, die - o holdes Gourmetglück!

http://www.kochmix.de/rezept-gruyere-kaese-eine-kurzgeschich...

When fully aged (five months to a year) it tends to have small holes and cracks which impart a slightly grainy mouthfeel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruyère_(cheese)
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 22:54
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3 +2small holes and cracks
Kim Metzger
3fine cracks in the cheese
Ingeborg Gowans (X)


  

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fine cracks in the cheese


Explanation:
http://www.ama-marketing.at/uploads/media/pf_cheese.pdf
I wasn't able to download this page, but in the original pop-up it described "Gläs" as this term, It often happens after maturing (googled other sites for cheese fabrication in German).

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
small holes and cracks


Explanation:
Optisch weist der Käseteig dann oft kleine, erbsengroße Löcher oder kleine Risse oder Spalten ("Gläs" genannt) auf, die - o holdes Gourmetglück!

http://www.kochmix.de/rezept-gruyere-kaese-eine-kurzgeschich...

When fully aged (five months to a year) it tends to have small holes and cracks which impart a slightly grainy mouthfeel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruyère_(cheese)


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 125

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