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curd (kʉrd)

noun

the coagulated part of milk, from which cheese is made: it is formed when milk sours and is distinguished from whey, the watery part

Etymology: 15th-c. form, by metathesis < ME crud, orig., any coagulated substance < IE base *greut-, to press, coagulate > crowd

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to form into curd; curdle

curd Usage Examples

Possessives

goat: Mains range from £ 12.50 for polenta, mushroom and goat's curd to £ 21.50 for the sea bass.

Converse of object

  • eat: There will be only enough milk for that person to eat milk curds.
  • make: Last Monday I got the urge to make some lemon curd - a recipe for it was in a canal magazine.
  • form: You must not disturb the forming curd in any way during this period.
  • produce: Blue molds can be added with the starter, and help to breakdown the curd produced from the inside of the cheese outwards.
  • cut: Today, most cheeses are made by cutting the curds using mechanical blades, which slice, rather than tear, the curds.

Adjective modifier

  • lemon: Last Monday I got the urge to make some lemon curd - a recipe for it was in a canal magazine.
  • little: SB liked watching the curdling process, and we saw how little curds there were to whey.
  • fried: Other take-away costs are: As a starter I would recommend Deep fried bean curd Thai style at £ 3.00.
  • deep: Other take-away costs are: As a starter I would recommend Deep fried bean curd Thai style at £ 3.00.
  • fresh: Fresh milled curds are now packed by hand into molds, ready for the press.
  • white: With its denser white curds, the French plant was much more popular.

Modifies a noun

  • cheese: What the bleeding hell do we keep stocking our fridge with curd cheese for?
  • tart: Curd tarts are made in Lancashire as well as in Yorkshire.

Noun used with modifier

  • soya: Beans: All beans are fine except tofu ( soya bean curd ).
  • bean: Soya beans also make the protein rich bean curd.
  • cheese: These holes, also called " eyes, " are caused by the expansion of gas within the cheese curd during the ripening period.
  • milk: There will be only enough milk for that person to eat milk curds.
  • fruit: Spoon the warm passion fruit curd into the cases - about three-quarters full.
  • soybean: Tofu - soybean curd - is the most commonly eaten form of soy.

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