Over 1000 Cheeses: Blue
Origin
- Country: Europe
- Area: Supposed from caves.
Name
- English: Blue
- French: Bleu
Types & Flavourings
- Apricot Blue
- Beenleigh Blue
- Bergere Bleue
- Bleu d'Auvergne
- Bleu de Bresse
- Bleu de Gex
- Bleu du Haut-Jura
- Bleu de Laqueuille
- Bleu de Septmoncel
- Bleu de Termignon Alpage
- Bleu des Causses
- Bleu du Vercors Sassenage
- Blue Brie
- Blue Castello
- Blue Rathgore
- Blue Shropshire
- Blue Stilton
- Bresse Bleu
- Buxton Blue
- Cashel Blue
- Cranberry Blue
- Danablu
- Danish Blue
- Devon Blue
- Dunsyre Blue
- Exmoor Blue
- Geai Bleu
- Gippsland Blue
- Harbourne Blue
- Jubilee Blue
- Lanark Blue
- Maytag Blue
- Meredith Blue
- Olivet Bleu
- Oxford Blue
- Pear Blue
- Saint Agur Blue
- Shropshire Blue
- Waimata Farmhouse Blue
- Yorkshire Blue
Brands
- Butlers Blackstone Blue
- Rosenburg Danish Blue
Manufacture
Ingredients
- Base: Normally Cow's Milk but also made from Sheep or Goat Milk.
- % Fat: Varies
Pasteurized
- Sometimes
Aging
- Amount Unknown
Senses
Appearance
- White with blue or blue-green veins.
Scent
- Strength: 4
- Description: Very distinct, nutty to sour.
Texture
- Hardness: 4
- Description: Pliable, almost plastic consistency.
Taste
- Strength: 4-5
- Description: Sharp and a bit salty.
Discussion
Blue cheese is a generic name for Cheese that has had the Penicillium culture added so that the Cheese is veined throughout with blue or blue-green mold. Famous blue Cheeses are Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Stilton. Blue Cheese can be eaten by itself or can be crumbled or melted over food.
Links
- How to make Blue Cheese instructions
- Wikipedia - Blue Cheese
- English Butlers Cheese Makers homepage linking info on their award winning Blackstone Brand Blue Cheese.
- English Tuxford & Tebbutt Shropshire Blue and Blue & White Stilton cheese makers website.
- Rosenborg Blue Cheese Brand, website portal to Rosenborg Australia, Canada, UK, USA etc.
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