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Milk Products - New Words

  

Here you find the most important kinds of milk and products made of milk. If you want to listen to the pronunciation, click on the button in front of the respective word.

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Types of milk

    
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  Milch f [mɪlç] milk
  Rohmilch f ['ro:mɪlç] raw milk
  pasteurisierte Milch f [pastøri'zi:rtə mɪlç] pasteurized/high-treated milk
  Frischmilch f ['frɪʃmɪlç] fresh milk
  Haltbarmilch f (literally: durable milk) ['haltba:ɐmɪlç] extended shelf life milk
  H-Milch f   (ultrahocherhitzt) ['ha:mɪlç ] long-life milk
  sterilisierte Milch f [ʃteriliˈzi:rtə mɪlç] sterilized milk
  Kondensmilch f [kɔnˈdɛnsmɪlç] condensed milk
  Vollmilch f ['fɔlmɪlç] full-cream milk
  fettarme Milch f ['fɛtarmə mɪlç] low-fat milk
  Magermilch f ['ma:gɐmɪlç] skimmed milk
       
       

Types of cheese

    
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  Käse m ['kɛ:zə] cheese
  Hartkäse m ['hartkɛ:zə] hard cheese
  Schnittkäse m (literally: cutting cheese) ['ʃnɪtkɛ:zə] semi-hard cheese
  halbfester Schnittkäse m ['halpfɛstɐ 'ʃnɪtkɛ:zə] semi-soft cheese
  Rahmkäse m ['ra:mkɛ:zə] cream cheese
  Weichkäse m ['vaiçkɛ:zə] soft cheese
  Kochkäse m ['kɔxkɛ:zə] cooking cheese
  Schmelzkäse m (literally: melting cheese) ['ʃmɛltskɛ:zə] cheese spread/melted cheese
  Mascarpone m [maskar'po:nə] mascarpone
  Brühkäse m ['bry:kɛ:zə] scalded cheese
  Salzlakenkäse m (literally: salt lake cheese) ['saltsla:kənkɛ:zə] brine cheese
  Molkenkäse m ['mɔlkənkɛ:zə] whey cheese
  Frischkäse m (literally: fresh cheese) ['frɪʃkɛ:zə] cream cheese
  Sauermilchkäse m (literally: sour milk cheese) ['zauɐmɪlçkɛ:zə] acid curd cheese
  Blauschimmelkäse m (literally: blue mould cheese) ['blauʃɪməlkɛ:zə] blue cheese
  Harzer m ['ha:ɐtsɐ] Harz cheese
  Holländer m ['hɔlɛndɐ] Dutch cheese
  Hüttenkäse m (literally: hut's cheese) ['hʏtənkɛ:zə] cottage cheese
  Limburger Käse m ['lɪmbʊrgɐ 'kɛ:zə] Limburger cheese
  Schafskäse m (literally: sheep cheese) ['ʃa:fskɛ:zə] sheep's milk cheese
  Ziegenkäse m ['tsi:gənkɛ:zə] goat's cheese
       
       

Types of butter

    
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  Butter f ['bʊtɐ] butter
  Molkenbutter f ['mɔlkənbʊtɐ] whey butter
  Sauerrahmbutter f ['zauɐra:mbʊtɐ] sour cream butter
  mildgesäuerte Butter f ['mɪltgəzɔyɐtə 'bʊtɐ] mildly soured butter
  Süßrahmbutter f ['zy:sra:mbʊtɐ] sweet cream butter
  Butterschmalz nt (literally: butter lard) ['bʊtɐʃmalts] clarified butter
       
       

Types of cream

    
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  Sahne f ['za:nə] cream
  saure Sahne f ['zaurə za:nə] sour cream
  Schlagsahne f ['ʃla:kza:nə] whipping cream
  Kaffeesahne f ['kafeza:nə] coffee cream
  Kondenssahne f [kɔnˈdɛnsza:nə] condensed cream
  Schmand m [ʃmant] heavy sour cream
  Crème fraîche f [krɛm frɛʃ] crème fraîche
  Crème double f [krɛm 'du:blə] double cream
  Rahm m [ra:m] cream
  Sauerrahm m ['zauɐra:m] sour cream
       
       

Types of whey

    
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  Molke f ['mɔlkə] whey
  Sauermolke f ['zauɐmɔlkə] sour whey
  Süßmolke f ['zy:smɔlkə] sweet whey
       
       

Types of soured milk

    
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  Quark m [kvark] curd
  Sauermilch f ['zauɐmɪlç] soured/curdled milk
  Dickmilch f (literally: thick milk) ['dɪkmɪlç] clabbered milk
  Kefir m ['ke:fɪr] kefir
  Joghurt f [ˈjo:gʊrt] yoghurt
  Buttermilch f ['bʊtɐmɪlç] buttermilk
       
       

Types of whey and milk powder

    
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  Molkepulver nt ['mɔlkəpʊlvɐ] whey powder
  Milchpulver nt ['mɪlçpʊlvɐ] milk powder
  Magermilchpulver nt ['ma:gɐmɪlçpʊlvɐ] skimmed milk powder