domiati

English

Domiati cheese

Alternative forms

• Domiati

Etymology

From Arabic دُمْيَاطِي (dumyāṭī), from دُمْيَاط (dumyāṭ, “Damietta city”).

Noun

domiati (uncountable)

1. a soft white salty cheese made primarily in Egypt
   • 1982, L. Patrick Coyle, “Domiati”, in The World Encyclopedia of Food, New York, N.Y.: Facts On File, Inc., →ISBN, page 234, column 1:

     Then, during the curing, domiati is pickled in salt whey or salt milk brine for four to eight months.

   • 2016 October 25, The Oxford Companion to Cheese‎^[1], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233:

     Domiati cheese tastes salty and has been described as being chewy in a way that is almost squeaky on the teeth.