Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

backslopping

Italian translation:

reinoculo

Added to glossary by Monica Pupeschi
Oct 3, 2005 10:37
18 yrs ago
English term

back-slopping

English to Italian Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry
All starter cultures available today are derived in one way or another from natural (or artisanal) starters of undefined composition, reproduced daily in cheese factories by some form of back-slopping.
Proposed translations (Italian)
3 +1 reinoculo

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+1
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reinoculo

http://www.unibas.it/utenti/parente/Starter/Microferm.html


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Note added at 58 mins (2005-10-03 11:36:13 GMT)
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Infatti, il back slopping consiste nel:
Inoculating the surface of smear-cheese and other fermented food products with microorganisms from a previous batch, so-called "backslopping," is a common practice in some fermented foods but is not recommended because of the possibility of transferring pathogens from the older to the younger product.
http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/68/2/820#R25
Peer comment(s):

agree Filippa Addis
4 hrs
ciao Filippa, grazie :-)
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