Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
kommen ost
English translation:
cheese with caraway seeds
Added to glossary by
Jandrew
Feb 18, 2008 13:23
16 yrs ago
Danish term
kommen ost
Danish to English
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Food & Drink
Types of cheese
The document is a breakfast menu:
Skæreost, kommen og alm. ost og brie
Is it a special kind of cheese or just ordinary cheese?
Thanks for any help
Skæreost, kommen og alm. ost og brie
Is it a special kind of cheese or just ordinary cheese?
Thanks for any help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | cheese with caraway seeds |
Derringdo
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| 4 | cumin cheese |
Thorson
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Proposed translations
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cheese with caraway seeds
Ordinary cheese with caraway seeds. Nice!
Note from asker:
| Thanks. It sounds delicious! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks Derringdo."
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cumin cheese
It looks the same as cumin cheese in France with cumin seeds, but doesn't have the same good taste. I suspect the seeds in it are actually caraway seeds as they don't taste like cumin, but maybe an expert can clarify. My theory is that Danes didn't like the stronger cumin taste, as I can't taste the cumin at all in kommen ost.
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-02-18 13:33:00 GMT)
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Saw the answer above after I posted--looks like my suspicions were correct. Tastes bad, imho. The cumin cheese in France is fantastic.
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-18 13:44:27 GMT)
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The above definition, "cheese with caraway seeds," would be the correct one for a menu in a restaurant in Denmark.
If the restaurant were in France, I would write "cumin cheese."
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-02-18 13:33:00 GMT)
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Saw the answer above after I posted--looks like my suspicions were correct. Tastes bad, imho. The cumin cheese in France is fantastic.
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-18 13:44:27 GMT)
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The above definition, "cheese with caraway seeds," would be the correct one for a menu in a restaurant in Denmark.
If the restaurant were in France, I would write "cumin cheese."
Reference:
http://images.google.dk/images?hl=da&q=caraway+seeds&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
http://images.google.dk/images?hl=da&q=cumin+seeds&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Note from asker:
| Thanks Thorson. I'm assuming the restaurant is in Denmark so I guess it's cheese with caraway seeds. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Christine Andersen
: Cumin is called spidskommen in Danish. Tastes vary - I like the caraway cheese but not cheese with cumin, which is not often sold in Denmark. My husband is not fond of either, but prefers the variety with cumin - and he's Danish!
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lol, imagine my disappoint when I excitedly bought 500 grams thinking I had found the fantastic cheese I had been eating in France. Yes, of course it's a matter of taste.
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