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Neufchâtel

American  
[noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, noo-shuh-tel, nyoo-, nœ-shah-tel] / ˌnu ʃəˈtɛl, ˌnju-, ˈnu ʃəˌtɛl, ˈnju-, nœ ʃɑˈtɛl /

noun

  1. a soft, white cheese similar to cream cheese, made from whole or partly skimmed milk in Neufchâtel, a town in N France.


Neufchâtel British  
/ nøʃɑtɛl /

noun

  1. a soft creamy whole-milk cheese, similar to cream cheese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Neufchâtel

First recorded in 1860–65


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Cream cheese and its lesser-known cousin, Neufchâtel, are my go-to bases for spreads and sauces.

From Salon ● May 18, 2022

In the early 1900s, American cooks in the North began mixing imported canned Spanish pimento peppers with cream cheese or Neufchâtel to make a fancy snack.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2015

Ascend and descend one hill, then ascend and descend another, and the journey is made from Neufchâtel to Aumale.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by William Holden Hutton

Mix equal quantities of Roquefort and Neufchâtel cheese and mash, then moisten with French dressing.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Lewis Webb Hill

After looking about him on this side and on that, Charles learnt that in the Neufchâtel arrondissement there was a considerable market-town called Yonville l'Abbaye, whose doctor, a Polish refugee, had decamped a week before.

From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Gustave Flaubert

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