Maasdam cheese
E378027
Maasdam cheese is a Dutch semi-hard cow's milk cheese similar to Swiss Emmental, known for its large holes, sweet nutty flavor, and good melting properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maasdam cheese canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3660515 — 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: Maasdam cheese Context triple: [Maasdam, associatedWith, Maasdam cheese]
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A.
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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B.
Edam
Edam is a historic Dutch town in North Holland, internationally known for its namesake Edam cheese and traditional cheese markets.
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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Maasdam cheese Target entity description: Maasdam cheese is a Dutch semi-hard cow's milk cheese similar to Swiss Emmental, known for its large holes, sweet nutty flavor, and good melting properties.
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A.
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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B.
Edam
Edam is a historic Dutch town in North Holland, internationally known for its namesake Edam cheese and traditional cheese markets.
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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cheese
ⓘ
cow's milk cheese ⓘ semi-hard cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime | short to medium ⓘ |
| belongsToCuisine | Dutch cuisine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasAroma |
mild
ⓘ
nutty ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eyes
ⓘ
large holes ⓘ |
| hasColor |
light yellow
ⓘ
pale yellow ⓘ |
| hasFlavor |
nutty
ⓘ
sweet ⓘ |
| hasHoleFormationCause | gas produced by bacteria ⓘ |
| hasMainIngredient | cow's milk ⓘ |
| hasOriginRegion | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasProductionMethod |
cooked curd
ⓘ
pressed cheese ⓘ |
| hasProperty | good melting properties ⓘ |
| hasRind |
natural rind
ⓘ
waxed rind ⓘ |
| hasTasteIntensity | mild ⓘ |
| hasTexture | semi-hard ⓘ |
| isCommercialStyleOf | Swiss-type cheese ⓘ |
| isMadeFrom | pasteurized cow's milk ⓘ |
| isServedAt | room temperature ⓘ |
| isServedWith |
bread
ⓘ
crackers ⓘ fruit ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Emmental cheese
ⓘ
Swiss cheese ⓘ |
| isUsedAs |
cooking cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| pairsWith |
beer
ⓘ
light red wine ⓘ white wine ⓘ |
| textureDescription |
elastic
ⓘ
supple ⓘ |
| usedInCourse |
cheese board
ⓘ
sandwiches ⓘ snacks ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
casserole
ⓘ
cheese sauce ⓘ cheese toastie ⓘ fondue ⓘ grilled cheese sandwich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maasdam cheese Description of subject: Maasdam cheese is a Dutch semi-hard cow's milk cheese similar to Swiss Emmental, known for its large holes, sweet nutty flavor, and good melting properties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.