Celtnet Glossary of Food Terms Beginning with 'V'


Glossary of Food and Cookery Terms — 'V'



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Food Glossary Entry For: Vacherin

This is the description page for Vacherin and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the cookery term: Vacherin.

Vacherin has two specific meanings:

  • It is a cow's milk cheese made in France and Switzerland only during the winter months. When it's fully ripe, after two to three months, the crust of this cheese encases a runny-textured cheese that has a mild, sweet and creamy taste. It's so soft that, traditionally, it's eaten with a spoon.
  • A vacherin is also a cold dessert made of a ring of meringue or almond paste filled with ice cream it shares the name with the cheese as the dessert's shape and colour are reminiscent of the cheese itself.




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