Sapsago

English

Alternative forms
  • Sap Sago (brand name)

Etymology

A corruption of Swiss High German Schabziger.

Noun

Sapsago

  1. A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cows' milk and herbs, originating from Switzerland.
    • 1998, R. Andrew Wilbey; J.E. Scott; Richard K. Robinson, Cheesemaking Practice, third edition, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 103:
      Both colour and flavour are added to Sapsago cheese from Switzerland or Germany. The powdered leaves of an aromatic clover are added to the ground-up ripened curd; this gives a mottled pale green colour and at the same time imparts a characteristic odour and flavour.

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