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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

tenacia

English translation:

firm/firmness

Added to glossary by Fiona Grace Peterson
May 18, 2023 14:32
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Italian term

tenacia

Italian to English Other Food & Drink Cheese
I'm translating a website for a company that makes cheese-based products and cheese analogues.
They're talking about the ways their products can be customised, and one option is "tenacia ed elasticità".

The others are appearance, consistency and texture when hot.

I've only come across one vaguely reliable article which uses the term "tenacity" about cheese.
"The mixed casein forms powder was associated with the highest span and tenacity."
https://www.longdom.org/open-access/physicochemical-properti...

It is however used a lot in connection with bread dough, for example:

"A solid relationship or connection exists between tenacity and elasticity. Elastic dough will naturally resist the stretching action, and dough with a lot of tenacity has the tendency to retract to its initial position very quickly."
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Chapter 4 Fermentation.-a0184...

Anyone come across this term before in connection to cheese? Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 firm/firmness
4 toughness

Discussion

Fiona Grace Peterson (asker) May 23, 2023:
Sorry for grading without commenting Thank you texjax and to everyone fir your input, much appreciated as always. Buon lavoro@
Fiona Grace Peterson (asker) May 18, 2023:
Thanks Michele and texjax. Much appreciated!
Michele Fauble May 18, 2023:
Firmness “Firmness” is often mentioned together with “elasticity” when discussing cheese.
Fiona Grace Peterson (asker) May 18, 2023:
Interesting! That's interesting, thanks for sharing! I had just presumed it was to do with its texture and consistency, given its pairing with "elasticity" in the text. I've also come across "tenace al taglio":

"Fatto con latte ovino delle campagne nocesi e stagionato per oltre 30/40 giorni, il nostro pecorino è un formaggio dalla struttura compatta, tenace al taglio e di colore leggermente paglierino."
https://www.paneemozza.it/prodotto/formaggio-pecorino-semist...

Maybe other colleagues can shed some light!
philgoddard May 18, 2023:
I can't cut and paste this, but if you look at the sixth cheese from the bottom you'll see another example of the word. I wonder if it means intensity, how long the flavour lingers on the palate, since my example implies that some people don't like 'tenacia'.
https://www.pota.it/caseificio-uggeri

Proposed translations

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firm/firmness

Nel primo caso si ottiene una cagliata piuttosto tenace ed elastica, che ben si presta ad essere spurgata dal siero e quindi a produrre formaggi a pasta semidura e dura, che possono essere stagionati anche a lungo. Nel secondo caso la cagliata è poco compatta, impalpabile, con una consistenza simile allo yogurt.
https://www.orsacampania.it/formaggio/

Viene consumato “da tavola”, tal quale, fino a una stagionatura di circa 4 mesi, quando la pasta, pur abbastanza tenace, è ancora piacevolmente masticabile.
https://www.onaf.it/index.php?c=index&a=schedaformaggio&id=1...

I nodini, rispetto alla classica mozzarella tonda, presentano una pasta leggermente più tenace, con un certo grado di elasticità,
https://www.fragnite.it/prodotto-pugliese-masseria.asp?ID=6

FORMAGGIO PECORINO SEMISTAGIONATO

Fatto con latte ovino delle campagne nocesi e stagionato per oltre 30/40 giorni, il nostro pecorino è un formaggio dalla struttura compatta, tenace al taglio
https://www.paneemozza.it/prodotto/formaggio-pecorino-semist...

Mozzarella dalla consistenza e persistenza del gusto che caratterizzano il concetto di buono, giustamente sapida e tenace alla masticazione
https://www.bbuono.it/shop/formaggi-freschi/mozzarella-fior-...

Everything You Need To Know About Pecorino Cheese
..
Pecorino—sheep's milk cheese—is one of the most common and popular cheeses in Italy and around ... The paste is compact and firm when cut
https://www.huffpost.com › entry › everything-you-n...

What are 5 characteristics of cheese?
Creating different cheese characteristics — Science Learning Hub
There are also numerous variations in the characteristics of cheeses including colour, aroma, texture, flavour, firmness, presence of mould, gas holes or 'eyes', as well as keeping qualities.

CLASSICO PECORINO SENESE
Texture: buttery, compact and firm
https://www.cheese.com/classico-pecorino-senese/

PECORINO TOSCANO PDO is made exclusively from ewe’s milk and is soft or semi-hard. The cheese is white or light yellow, and the crust is yellow and can vary in hue. The wheels of cheese are cylindrical and weigh between about 2 and 8 pounds. The paste is compact and firm when cut.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/everything-you-need-to-know-a...
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toughness

In the field of cheese we talk about strength and hardness.
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