rabattre (rabattu)
English translation: to smooth down [NB: see explanation in question]
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| French to English translations [PRO] Food & Drink / cheese making | |||||||
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COMMENTS ONLY, NFG Explanation: I get the impression it's probably not 'peeled away', so much as smoothed down; you know when mouldy cheese goes all 'furry', but you can press or rub it and it stops being furry. presumably, if you did this several times in succession, it would end up going harder... |
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