acidity (ah si duh tee): the amount of acid and sourness something contains
acre (ay kur): a measurement of area that is almost the size of a football field
appealing: pleasing and of interest
art: a skill gained after much practice and study
artisan (ahr tuh zahn): a person who produces something in small amounts using traditional methods
bacteria (bak teer ee uh): microscopic living things all around you and inside you
brine: salty water
by-product: something that is left over after you make or do something
canton: one of the states of Switzerland
carbon dioxide (kar buhn dye ok side): a gas made up of carbon and oxygen that people breathe out and plants absorb
cheese harp: a tool with a wooden frame and thin wires that is used to cut curds of cheese
coagulated (koh ag yoo lay ted): thickened or gathered into a mass
consistency (kuhn siss tuhn see): degree of firmness
conveyor belt (kuhn vay ur belt): a moving belt that brings items to different places in a factory
cooperative (koh op ur uh tiv): a business owned by all the people who work in it or are members of it
cream separator: a machine for separating cream from milk
culture (kuhl chur): a living material grown in a prepared medium
curd (kurd): the solid part of sour milk that is used to make cheese
cured (kyurd): prepared for use
decline (dee kline): to get smaller, less important, or worse
demonstration: a display of how something is done
diameter: a straight line from one side of a circle, through the center, and to the other side
distinctive (dis tingk tiv): easy to identify
drove: moved something in a certain direction
economy (ee kahn uh mee): the way a place runs its industry, trade, and finance
edible (ed uh buhl): able to be eaten
employee: someone who works for another and receives a salary from that person or business
entrepreneur (ahn truh preh nur): person who starts his or her business from scratch
expert: someone who knows a lot about a topic
form: a frame or mold that will give something a particular shape
frustrated: to feel helpless and discouraged
grazing: feeding on grass growing in a field
heritage (her uh tij): traditions and culture passed on by ancestors
highland: an area with mountains or hills
immigrant (im uh gruhnt): someone who leaves a country to permanently live in another country
imported: brought into a country from another place or region
inexpensive: reasonable in price
innovative: known for new ideas or new inventions
inspected (in spek ted): looked at very carefully
lactose (lak tos): a sugar that is present in milk
manager: person in charge of a business or other employees at work
master: an expert
mechanize (meh ka nize): to use machinery to replace human or animal labor
milligram: a unit of measurement in the metric system
mold: a fungus that grows on old food or damp surfaces
nutrient (noo tree uhnt): something that is needed to stay healthy
ounce: a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound
palate (pal it): a person’s sense of taste
paraffin (pa ruh fin): a waxy substance
percentage (pur sen tij): a portion of the whole amount
perfectionist (pur fek shun ist): a person who works hard to make something the best it can possibly be
perishable (per ish uh buhl): likely to spoil or decay
plant: a factory where a particular product is made
rennet (re nuht): an enzyme, or complex protein, added to milk to cause it to start changing from a liquid to a solid form.
sharpened: improved
sheepish: showing embarrassment when you realize you are at fault
spur: a railroad track that branches off from the main line
strenuous (stren yoo uhss): needing great effort
symbol: a design or object that is a representation of something else
till: to prepare land for growing crops
tuffet: a low seat or stool
whey (way): the watery part of milk that separates in sour milk or when you make cheese
wholesaler: someone who buys large amounts of a product at a lower price in order to resell it at a higher price
yield (yeeld): to produce something