green cheese

English

Etymology

See green (“unripe, unprocessed”).

Noun

green cheese (countable and uncountable, plural green cheeses)

1. Fresh cheese that has not yet been dried and aged.
   • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 115:

     GREEN CHEESE SANDWICH: Spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread, green cheese grated fine. Put slices together and garnish with a sour pickle.