Truckle: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Cylindrical wheel of cheese}}

{{about|the shape of [[cheese]] wheel|the type of bedding|Truckle bed}}

[[File:2015-01-25 Tobermory, Isle of Mull Cheese Sgriob-ruadh Farm - hu - 7900.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A truckle of farmhouse [[Cheddar cheese]]]]

A '''truckle''' of [[cheese]] is a cylindrical wheel of cheese, usually taller than it is wide, and sometimes described as barrel-shaped.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dailyuw.com/2008/5/22/fourth-annual-seattle-cheese-festival/ |date=2008-05-22 |work=[[The Daily of the University of Washington]] |title=Fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival |author=Maddie Hall}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/330259_beechers05.html |date=2007-09-05 |title=In 4 years, Beecher's has grown from a little curd to a big-time prize winner |author=Rebekah Denn}}</ref> The word is derived from the Latin ''[[wikt:trochlea|trochlea]]'', 'wheel, pulley'. Truckles vary greatly in size, from the [[wax]]-coated cheeses sold in supermarkets, to 25-[[kilogram]] or larger [[artisanal cheese]]s.

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