blue cheese

Blue cheese is cheese made with cultures of the mold Penicillium, giving it spots or veins of the mold throughout the cheese
Blue cheese is cheese made with cultures of the mold Penicillium, giving it spots or veins of the mold throughout the cheese, which can vary in colour through various shades of blue and green. This carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria. Blue cheese can be eaten by itself or can be spread, crumbled or melted into or over a range of other foods.
The characteristic flavour of blue cheeses tends to be sharp and salty. Their distinct smell comes from both the mold and types of bacteria encouraged to grow on the cheese.

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  1. epicuric

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  2. Morning Glory

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  3. Morning Glory

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  4. Morning Glory

    Recipe Artichoke, Spinach and Blue Cheese Tart

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  5. Morning Glory

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  6. Morning Glory

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  7. C

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  8. Morning Glory

    Blue Cheese Poll

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  9. HornedDemoN

    Blue cheese = horrible

    Now I'm pretty open-minded with cheese, but blue cheese is just horrible. Bad taste, unappealing to the eye and just disgusting. So what's the appeal of it, can anyone explain? Perhaps you can add it to something and possibly make it taste better? I just can't think of something like that, but I...
  10. Rosyrain

    Blue Cheese Question

    I really like the flavor of blue cheese, but find that it can be very overpowering and strong in flavor (and odor peeeeyoooooo :hyper:). Is there any other cheese that gives the same flavoring as blue cheese, but is not as strong?
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