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  1. affinagenoun

    The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Affinagenoun

    The act of refining metals by the cupel. Dict.

    Etymology: affinage, Fr.

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  1. affinage

    Cheese ripening, alternatively cheese maturation or affinage, is a process in cheesemaking. It is responsible for the distinct flavour of cheese, and through the modification of "ripening agents", determines the features that define many different varieties of cheeses, such as taste, texture, and body. The process is "characterized by a series of complex physical, chemical and microbiological changes" that incorporates the agents of "bacteria and enzymes of the milk, lactic culture, rennet, lipases, added moulds or yeasts, and environmental contaminants". The majority of cheese is ripened, except for fresh cheese.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of affinage in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of affinage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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