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Dolcelatte, n. Brit. |ˌdɒltʃɪˈlati|, U.S. |ˈˌdoʊltʃəˈˌlæˌti| Forms: also with lower-case initial. [‹ Italian dolcelatte, lit. ‘sweet milk’ (registered as a trade mark in the United Kingdom by the Italian company Egidio Galbani) ‹ dolce sweet + latte milk.] A proprietary name for: a type of soft, creamy, blue-veined Italian cheese, similar to Gorgonzola but milder.
1964Grocer 7 Nov. (Buff List Suppl.) 12/3 Cheese... Noel, Auguste... Italian... Dolcelatte in 1/4's 10/11 lb. 1971Sunday Times 28 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 39/1 (heading) Dolcelatte... The mildest and creamiest of all Italian veined cheeses. Made, like its great cousin Gorgonzola, on the Lombardy plains. 1989R. Moon Delicatessen 97 Blue cheeses are used quite extensively in Italian cooking and Gorgonzola is much better for this purpose than the slightly sweeter Dolcelatte. 1997Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 9 Aug. The waiter was asked if there was any cheese with which to polish off the red wine. ‘What do you have in mind?’ ‘Some dolcelatte or gorgonzola.’ |