Roquefort
E162264
Roquefort is a famous French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roquefort cheese | 7 |
| Roquefort canonical | 5 |
| Roquefort AOC | 1 |
| Roquefort AOP | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404217 — 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: Roquefort Context triple: [Protected Designation of Origin, exampleOfProduct, Roquefort]
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Camembert cheese
Camembert cheese is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow’s milk cheese from France, famous for its bloomy white rind and rich, earthy flavor.
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C.
Comté cheese
Comté cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region, known for its firm texture, complex nutty flavor, and long aging process.
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D.
Munster cheese
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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E.
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.
- 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: Roquefort Target entity description: Roquefort is a famous French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
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A.
Mont d'Or cheese
Mont d'Or cheese is a soft, rich, washed-rind cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region of France, traditionally sold in a spruce-wood box and eaten warm and spoonable.
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B.
Camembert cheese
Camembert cheese is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow’s milk cheese from France, famous for its bloomy white rind and rich, earthy flavor.
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C.
Comté cheese
Comté cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region, known for its firm texture, complex nutty flavor, and long aging process.
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D.
Munster cheese
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French cheese
ⓘ
blue cheese ⓘ |
| agingLocation | Roquefort-sur-Soulzon caves ⓘ |
| airflowSource | fleurines (natural cave vents) ⓘ |
| allergen | milk ⓘ |
| aroma |
pungent
ⓘ
strong ⓘ |
| coagulationAgent | rennet ⓘ |
| color | white paste with blue-green veins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| curdTreatment | curd is cut, drained, salted, and pierced to allow mold development ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
piquant
ⓘ
salty ⓘ tangy ⓘ |
| hasAOCStatusSince | 1925 (France AOC) ⓘ |
| hasMoldCulture |
Penicillium roqueforti
ⓘ
linked to:
Penicillium
|
| hasPDOStatusSince | 1996 (EU PDO) ⓘ |
| humidityRequirement | high humidity in caves ⓘ |
| legalNameProtection | only cheese ripened in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon caves may be called Roquefort ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | sheep ⓘ |
| maturationEnvironment | natural limestone caves ⓘ |
| moldDevelopment | veins form during cave maturation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
name is protected under European law
ⓘ
one of the world’s oldest known blue cheeses ⓘ |
| pairing |
Port wine
ⓘ
Sauternes ⓘ crusty bread ⓘ pears ⓘ red wines ⓘ sweet wines ⓘ walnuts ⓘ |
| primaryMilkSource | Lacaune sheep ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation | PDO ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Aveyron department
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ |
| rind | natural ⓘ |
| saltingMethod | dry salted ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature for tasting ⓘ |
| servingUse |
salads
ⓘ
sauces ⓘ table cheese ⓘ |
| storageRequirement | refrigerated ⓘ |
| texture |
crumbly
ⓘ
semi-soft ⓘ |
| traditionalProductionMethod | milk is not heated above moderate temperatures before coagulation ⓘ |
| typicalAgingTime |
at least 3 months
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often 3–9 months ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | about 19–20 cm ⓘ |
| typicalFatContent | about 45% fat in dry matter ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | about 8–11 cm ⓘ |
| typicalShape | cylinder ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 2.5–3 kg per wheel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roquefort Description of subject: Roquefort is a famous French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
southwestern France
linked to: Roquefort
linked to: Roquefort
linked to: Roquefort
linked to: Roquefort
linked to: Roquefort
linked to: Roquefort
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subject linked to:
historical province of Rouergue
linked to: Roquefort
subject linked to:
Duchess in The Aristocats