Food Lens · Dairy
Blue cheese
Sharp, tangy, salty, and pungently funky.
Lens analyzedBlue cheese is inoculated with mold cultures that grow into blue-green veins through the paste, giving it a sharp, tangy, pungent character unlike a plain aged cheese. The veining pattern and intensity vary a lot depending on the specific style.
Where it comes from
Blue cheese developed independently across Europe wherever cheese was aged in caves with the right molds naturally present, including Roquefort in France and Gorgonzola in Italy.
Buying it
Look for veining that's spread evenly through the paste rather than concentrated in one spot, and check that the cheese looks creamy rather than dried out at the edges.
Storing it
Wrap it loosely in wax or parchment paper rather than sealed plastic so it can breathe, and keep it refrigerated.
Keeps about 1 month in the fridge.
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