Leicester

n.

1. Any of a breed of large, white-faced sheep having long coarse wool, developed in Leicestershire, a county of central England.
2. A hard cheese similar to Cheddar and usually orange.

[LESS-ter] This orangy-red, cow's-milk cheese resembles cheddar but has a higher moisture content. Its crumbly texture makes slicing difficult but facilitates grating. The flavor is mellow with a tangy aftertaste. Leicester melts beautifully, which makes it perfect for dishes such as welsh rabbit. It's also good for snacks and makes a mild accompaniment for fruit.

An English longwool breed of polled, meat sheep, with wool 32 to 38 microns. It has been used to produce many subsidiary breeds, e.g. corriedale.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Leicester

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leicester

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לסטר‬

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