Caerphilly cheese
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Caerphilly cheese is a crumbly, white, mildly tangy cow’s milk cheese originating from Wales and traditionally associated with the town of Caerphilly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caerphilly cheese canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5643192 — 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: Caerphilly cheese Context triple: [Caerphilly, namedFor, Caerphilly 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.
Lancashire cheese
Lancashire cheese is a traditional English cow's milk cheese from the county of Lancashire, known for its crumbly yet creamy texture and mild, tangy flavor.
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C.
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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D.
Stilton Cheesewright
Stilton Cheesewright is a hot-tempered and somewhat dim-witted recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, often entangled in comic romantic and social mishaps.
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E.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a historic London pub, rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666, long famed for its literary patrons and traditional atmosphere.
- 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: Caerphilly cheese Target entity description: Caerphilly cheese is a crumbly, white, mildly tangy cow’s milk cheese originating from Wales and traditionally associated with the town of Caerphilly.
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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.
Lancashire cheese
Lancashire cheese is a traditional English cow's milk cheese from the county of Lancashire, known for its crumbly yet creamy texture and mild, tangy flavor.
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C.
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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D.
Stilton Cheesewright
Stilton Cheesewright is a hot-tempered and somewhat dim-witted recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, often entangled in comic romantic and social mishaps.
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E.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a historic London pub, rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666, long famed for its literary patrons and traditional atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh cheese
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cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime | short ⓘ |
| aroma | fresh and lactic ⓘ |
| associatedCuisine | Welsh cuisine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caerphilly Castle ⓘ |
| bestConsumed | soon after purchase ⓘ |
| category |
artisan cheese
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semi-hard cheese ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| consumptionForm |
cooking cheese
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table cheese ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Wales ⓘ |
| curdType | lactic curd ⓘ |
| eatenWith |
bread
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chutney ⓘ crackers ⓘ pickles ⓘ |
| fatInDryMatter | medium ⓘ |
| flavorProfile | mildly tangy ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| milkSourceAnimal | cattle ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
crumbly center with slightly firmer rind
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quick to mature ⓘ slightly salty taste ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | food for local coal miners ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| rindType | natural rind ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Lancashire cheese
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Wensleydale cheese ⓘ
linked to:
Wensleydale
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| storageRecommendation | refrigerated ⓘ |
| texture | crumbly ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Caerphilly ⓘ |
| typicalInteriorAppearance |
few small holes
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pale white ⓘ |
| typicalMilkTreatment |
pasteurized milk
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unpasteurized milk ⓘ |
| typicalMoistureContent | high ⓘ |
| typicalProductionMethod | pressed cheese ⓘ |
| typicalSaltContent | moderate ⓘ |
| typicalShape | wheel ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
Welsh rarebit
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baking ⓘ cheese sandwiches ⓘ salads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caerphilly cheese Description of subject: Caerphilly cheese is a crumbly, white, mildly tangy cow’s milk cheese originating from Wales and traditionally associated with the town of Caerphilly.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.