Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

eaux de vache

English translation:

COW water (Condensate of Whey)

Added to glossary by df49f (X)
Jan 28, 2005 13:35
19 yrs ago
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French term

les "eaux de vache"

French to English Tech/Engineering Food & Drink treatment of cheese-making effluents
réutilisation des eaux de vache générées lors du processus d’évaporation du lait.

(i.e. réutilisation des eaux récupérées dans le process industriel - il s'agit de traitement d'eau dans une fromagerie)

j'ai trouvé moyen de bypasser le terme dans mon texte urgent - mais la curiosité me ronge quand même!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 surprise surprise
4 +1 dairy wastewater, cheese production wastewater...
4 +1 whey
Change log

May 22, 2005 20:45: df49f (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Manufacturing" to "Food & Drink"

Discussion

Trudy Peters Jan 28, 2005:
Bourth: I'll have to try it as a spackling compound some day! :-)
Non-ProZ.com Jan 28, 2005:
Do you think maybe the acronym COW (condensate of whey) water ended it up as cow water and could have be recycled into eau de vache en Fran�ais?
Bourth (X) Jan 28, 2005:
Thanks for that, Trudy. You mean you actually EAT the stuff??? Or do you use it for plugging holes in the walls when you take pictures down? ;-) Make mine Chesdale (New Zealand near equivalent) any day ...
Non-ProZ.com Jan 28, 2005:
merci � Sue aussi pour les options de "contournement" de la difficult� (� ce propos: sorry aux francophones dont les oreilles ont saign� avec mon bypasser!!) :-))
Trudy Peters Jan 28, 2005:
Bourth: La Vache Qui Rit DOES contain "NON FAT DRY MILK."
Non-ProZ.com Jan 28, 2005:
yechh.. another typo: "I made a mistake...)
Non-ProZ.com Jan 28, 2005:
to Bourth: make a mistake in my grading answer below, sorry: "I'll take both COW and cow water" (not milk)
Non-ProZ.com Jan 28, 2005:
wow! we all learned today that there IS such a thing as "eau de vache/cow water"!! and the French comes directly from the mouth of the French cheese maker so it's got to be a proper rendition. I loved the reference with "chilig water that must be considered cholov stam"!... though I would need a translation from Yiddish! COW condensate of whey seems to be the more "scientific term" (the acronym being particularly appropriate!)

Proposed translations

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7 mins
French term (edited): les eaux de vache
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surprise surprise

The evaporator system converts raw milk into cream, condensed skim milk,
and leftover water, which is commonly called “cow water.” A recommendation ...
www.iowadnr.com/waste/p2/files/cs/wells04.pdf

"cow water" gets 765 GGLS, though not all of them are relevant

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-01-28 13:47:14 GMT)
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whey to over 24% dry matter; Water recovery of permeates, evaporator condensate
(cow water) These applications are complimented by ...
www.dairyreporter.com/productnews/ indexbycpyentry.asp?id=2684&pff=1

That\'s how many processors have come to view cow water, the evaporator
condensate collected when milk products are concentrated. ...
www.mssincorporated.com/newsletters/vol3.html

Star-K Kosher Certification - Kosher Consumer
... In the trade, this water is known as \"cow water.\" Cow water looks like 100%
clear water but is milchig and may be considered cholov stam! ...
www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-palate-whey.htm

That water comes from “cow water” (water that comes from the milk), cleaning
trucks, silos and process- ing equipment, and wastewater ...
extension.agron.iastate.edu/ waterquality/neidpmaterials/WW90Feb01.pdf

“Cow water” or moisture taken out of dairy product processing, as in milk powder,
is recycled for steam generation or other uses in the processing plant. ...
cetulare.ucdavis.edu/pub/ml0800.pdf

BUT HERE IS ANOTHER TAKE :
Both condensation processes generate a wastewater
called condensate of whey (COW water). The process also ...
datcp.state.wi.us/fs/environment/ land-water/food-production/pdf/whey_spreading.pdf
For plants that condense whey,consider using condensate of whey (COW) water for
the first rinse for clean-in-place (CIP) systems and for boiler makeup water. ...
www.cdr.wisc.edu/pdf/Summer98.pdf


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Note added at 14 mins (2005-01-28 13:49:02 GMT)
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So maybe the French is an improper rendition of \"COW water\" and should really be \"condensat de petit lait\"!

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-01-28 13:54:24 GMT)
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However, that applies to production of powdered/evaporated milk. I don\'t see how it ties in with cheesemaking, unless we\'re looking at \"industrial\" La Vache Qui Rit type cheeses, etc. which possibly have added powdered milk (I\'m NOT going to buy some just to look at the ingredients!)

A mature Saint Nectaire looks and smells as if it has just been rolled in a fresh cow pat, so maybe some cheeses have added cows\' pee to get the bacteria going!!!!
Peer comment(s):

agree Johanne Bouthillier
2 mins
agree Ian Burley (X) : It must be that industrial Laughing Cow stuff because I don't think normal cheese-making requires "l'évaporation du lait". Make mine a pint of cow water!
47 mins
agree DocteurPC : whey water, OK, because last time I looked, cows did not give water, they gave milk (except for pee, of course) ;-)
1 hr
agree Connor : blessed are the cheese makers
2 hrs
neutral Adam Warren : "whey condensate" is plausible
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks a million,Bourth, for this extensive research! I'll take cow milk and its more formal version of COW condensate of whey (Whey is petit-lait/lactoserum and is different) - and thanks also to all others. Je vais de ce pas me faire un sandwich bien puant au St Nectaire, yummy!"
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12 mins
French term (edited): les

dairy wastewater, cheese production wastewater...

...seems to be used more frequently than cow water!
Peer comment(s):

agree Conor McAuley : Good coverall term, I guess whey fits in the context of cheesemaking
1 hr
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+1
1 hr
French term (edited): les

whey

Possibility.
Peer comment(s):

agree Adam Warren : "whey condensate" in this case
1 day 4 hrs
Thanks Adam
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