Meanings
alternative Domiati
- uncountablea soft white salty cheese made primarily in Egypt
Then, during the curing, domiati is pickled in salt whey or salt milk brine for four to eight months.
1982, L. Patrick Coyle, “Domiati”, in The World Encyclopedia of Food, New York, N.Y.: Facts On File, Inc., →ISBN, page 234, column 11 more example
Domiati cheese tastes salty and has been described as being chewy in a way that is almost squeaky on the teeth.
2016 October 25, The Oxford Companion to Cheese, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233
Origin
- Arabicدُمْيَاطِي
- Englishdomiati
From Arabic دُمْيَاطِي (dumyāṭī), from دُمْيَاط (dumyāṭ, “Damietta city”).
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