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Cheese curd processed into flat bread-like cakes, eaten normally as dessert or with coffee.
Usage notes
A similar curd product is known at least in the United States as squeaky cheese. The term Finnish squeaky cheese has been suggested for leipäjuusto, because its appearance differs from the American product, which is processed into bite-size chunks.
“leipäjuusto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
