Meanings
havarti1
plural havartis
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Havarti.
And you can’t go wrong with the griddled cheese sandwich made with havarti, muenster, and cheddar on sourdough.
2017 May, Lilia Menconi, “The Main Ingredient Ale House & Café”, in Phoenix, Scottsdale & Sedona (Moon Handbooks), 3rd edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Avalon Travel, →ISBN, “Phoenix” section, “Food” subsection, page 83, column 22 more examples
Blues, cheddars and related goudas and havartis play a big part but there’s still room for newcomers like the Italian Defendi Cremosa (creamy gorgonzola-style) and there are even more English varieties springing up.
2007, Helen Greenwood, John Newton, “David Jones Food Hall”, in The Foodies’ Guide to Sydney 2008: More Than 450 Butchers, Bakers, Food Stores and Chocolate Makers, Prahran, Vic.: Hardie Grant Books, →ISBN, “Cheese” section, page 48In less than a minute, you can get one of Mets fan Josh Capon’s famous pressed sandwiches, including his sourdough grilled cheese, broccoli rabe with havarti, or bacon and tomato marmalade.
2017, Matthew Cerrone, “Eat at Citi Field”, in The New York Mets Fans’ Bucket List, Chicago, Ill.: Triumph Books, →ISBN, chapter 2 (Things to Do), page 62
Havarti2
Origin
- Danishhavarti
- EnglishHavarti
From Danish havarti. Named in 1952 after Havartigården near Holte, where the Danish cheese pioneer Hanne Nielsen worked in the 19th century.
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