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	handkäse cheese hamburger press hand cheese hand-formed cookie; hand-shaped cookie handkäse cheese Hangtown Fry Harvard beets Harvey Wallbanger Definition: [HAHND-kay-zeh] The name of this German specialty means "hand cheese," referring to the fact that it's hand-shaped into irregular rounds, cylinders or other forms. It's made from skimmed, sour cow's milk, which gives the cheese a sharp, pungent flavor and very strong (some say overpowering) smell. The rind is gray and the interior off-white and soft. Handkäse is usually eaten as a snack. See also cheese. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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