sapsago

[sap-sey-goh, sap-suh-goh]

noun

1. a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover.

sapsago

/ ˈsæpsəˌɡəʊ /

noun

1. a hard greenish Swiss cheese made with sour skimmed milk and coloured and flavoured with clover

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapsago¹

1840–50, alteration of German Schabziger, Schabzieger, equivalent to schab ( en ) to grate + Zi ( e ) ger a kind of cheese

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapsago¹

C19: changed from German Schabziger, from schaben to grate + dialect Ziger a kind of cheese

Example Sentences

Sapsago, sap′sā-gō, n. a greenish Swiss cheese.

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Glavis Switzerland The brand name of a cone of Sapsago.

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Sapsago Swiss Fondue 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon salt 1½ cups milk 2½ cups shredded Swiss cheese 2½ tablespoons grated Sapsago ½ cup dry white wine Pepper, black and red, freshly ground Fingers of toast Over boiling water stir the first four ingredients into a smooth, fairly thick cream sauce.

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The cheese was Cheddar, but today all sorts of pie and cheese combinations are common, such as banana pie and Gorgonzola, mince with Danish Blue, pumpkin with cream cheese, peach pie with Hablé, and even a green dusting of Sapsago over raisin pie.

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The second most popular cheese for au gratin is Italian Romano, and, for an entirely different flavor, Swiss Sapsago.

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