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date: 28 March 2025

A tyrosemiophile 

Source:
The Oxford Companion to Cheese
Author(s):
Max P. SinsheimerMax P. Sinsheimer

is a person who collects the round, colorful labels affixed to wooden boxes of Camembert cheese. These labels are about 4 inches (11 centimeters) in diameter, slightly larger than a beer coaster, and sell at antique stores and flea markets for prices that range from a euro each to upward of a hundred euros, depending on their rarity.... ...

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