dutch cheese

Danish translation: hollandsk ost/skæreost

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English term or phrase:dutch cheese
Danish translation:hollandsk ost/skæreost
Entered by: Torben Hansen

23:41 Mar 5, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
English term or phrase: dutch cheese
I am translating a recipe for a toasted ham and cheese sandwich(!) where Dutch cheese is used. What is dutch cheese exactly and how would you translate that into danish?
Torben Hansen
United States
Local time: 08:05
hollandsk ost/skæreost
Explanation:
Maybe they just want to indicate that this concerns the kind of cheese which is not spreadable?
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Lisbeth Mejer
Germany
Local time: 16:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1hollandsk ost/skæreost
Lisbeth Mejer
4 -2hollandsk ost / Edammer
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Jeg tror bare det hedder hollandsk ost
Lise Leavitt

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
hollandsk ost / Edammer


Explanation:
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edam_(ost)

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-03-05 23:50:14 GMT)
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I noticed we had two at the same time, though mine is now later because I wanted to correct my typo. Edammer is the Danish name for the type of cheese from Holland

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jeanette Brammer: Faktisk er Gouda den mest almindelige, hollandske ost.
50 mins

disagree  Carmela Prestia: Edam is Edam, Gouda is Gouda (specific types of cheese). This is just "hollandsk ost". Like you can't translate a french wine into "Chablis"
1 hr

disagree  Lisbeth Mejer: I agree with Carmela
11 hrs

neutral  Annette Skipper (X): Good comment by Carmela!
3 days 12 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hollandsk ost/skæreost


Explanation:
Maybe they just want to indicate that this concerns the kind of cheese which is not spreadable?

Lisbeth Mejer
Germany
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Roelands: Ja, det er også muligt.
3 hrs
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Reference comments


6 mins peer agreement (net): +5
Reference: Jeg tror bare det hedder hollandsk ost

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_cheese_markets

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-05 23:49:04 GMT)
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http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edam_(ost)

Lise Leavitt
United States
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Carmela Prestia
1 hr
agree  Susanne Roelands
7 hrs
agree  Sarah Pedersen
8 hrs
agree  Christine Andersen: There are several suitable Dutch cheeses - I like Leerdamer! The ones I know all have a certain 'Dutch' undertone, and do not have the 'Danbo' flavour of many Danish cheeses, delicious cold, but not suitable for heating up IMHO!
8 hrs
agree  Pernille Chapman: Perhaps you could include "fast ost" in brackets after "hollandsk ost"? I agree with Christine that it would be quite important not to use those Danish kinds which have the look and texture of melted plastic after heating!
11 hrs
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