Munster cheese
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Munster cheese is a strong-smelling, soft cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, especially known for its washed rind and pungent, tangy flavor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Munster cheese canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T907187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Munster cheese Context triple: [Alsace, traditionalProduct, Munster cheese]
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A.
Cheshire cheese
Cheshire cheese is a traditional, crumbly British cow's milk cheese from the county of Cheshire, known as one of England's oldest recorded cheese varieties.
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B.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
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C.
sulguni cheese
Sulguni cheese is a brined, stretchy Georgian cheese known for its mild, slightly sour flavor and common use in dishes like khachapuri.
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D.
Black Forest ham
Black Forest ham is a traditional German dry-cured, smoked ham from the Black Forest region, prized for its dark exterior, distinctive smoky flavor, and protected regional designation.
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E.
Cantal
Cantal is a rural department in south-central France known for its volcanic landscapes, pastoral agriculture, and the production of Cantal cheese.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Munster cheese Target entity description: Munster cheese is a strong-smelling, soft cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, especially known for its washed rind and pungent, tangy flavor.
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A.
Cheshire cheese
Cheshire cheese is a traditional, crumbly British cow's milk cheese from the county of Cheshire, known as one of England's oldest recorded cheese varieties.
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B.
Gouda
Gouda is a historic Dutch city renowned worldwide for its namesake cheese, traditional cheese market, and well-preserved medieval architecture.
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C.
sulguni cheese
Sulguni cheese is a brined, stretchy Georgian cheese known for its mild, slightly sour flavor and common use in dishes like khachapuri.
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D.
Black Forest ham
Black Forest ham is a traditional German dry-cured, smoked ham from the Black Forest region, prized for its dark exterior, distinctive smoky flavor, and protected regional designation.
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E.
Cantal
Cantal is a rural department in south-central France known for its volcanic landscapes, pastoral agriculture, and the production of Cantal cheese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cheese
ⓘ
soft cheese ⓘ washed-rind cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime |
about 5 to 7 weeks
ⓘ
can be aged longer for stronger flavor ⓘ |
| aroma | strong-smelling ⓘ |
| classification |
French cheese
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cow’s milk cheese ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culinaryUse |
table cheese
ⓘ
used melted in regional dishes ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | American Muenster cheese ⓘ |
| fatContent | high ⓘ |
| flavor |
pungent
ⓘ
tangy ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| milkTreatment |
can be made from raw milk in traditional production
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usually pasteurized in industrial production ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after the town of Munster in Alsace ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
rind is more pungent than interior
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strong aroma compared to mild flavor ⓘ |
| originContext | traditionally produced by monks in the Vosges ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| pasteColor | pale yellow ⓘ |
| PDOName | Munster ⓘ |
| PDORegionRequirement | specific areas of Alsace and Lorraine ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation | PDO ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Alsace
ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ Vosges ⓘ
linked to:
Vosges Mountains
|
| rindColor | orange ⓘ |
| rindType | washed rind ⓘ |
| servingSuggestion |
often eaten with bread
ⓘ
paired with Alsatian white wines ⓘ served at room temperature ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| storageRecommendation | refrigerated but brought to room temperature before serving ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment |
often rubbed with annatto or similar coloring
ⓘ
washed with brine ⓘ |
| texture | soft ⓘ |
| textureDescription |
creamy
ⓘ
supple ⓘ |
| typicalMoisture | high moisture content ⓘ |
| typicalRindMicroflora | Brevibacterium linens ⓘ |
| typicalSaltContent | moderately salty ⓘ |
| typicalSize |
large wheel
ⓘ
small wheel ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Munster cheese Description of subject: Munster cheese is a strong-smelling, soft cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, especially known for its washed rind and pungent, tangy flavor.
Referenced by (7)
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