domiati

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Domiati cheese

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Etymology

From Arabic دُمْيَاطِي (dumyāṭī), from دُمْيَاط (dumyāṭ, Damietta city).

Noun

domiati (uncountable)

  1. a soft white salty cheese made primarily in Egypt
    • 1982, L. Patrick Coyle, “Domiati”, in The World Encyclopedia of Food, New York, N.Y.: Facts On File, Inc., →ISBN, page 234, column 1:
      Then, during the curing, domiati is pickled in salt whey or salt milk brine for four to eight months.
    • 2016 October 25, The Oxford Companion to Cheese, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233:
      Domiati cheese tastes salty and has been described as being chewy in a way that is almost squeaky on the teeth.