I mean seriously...I've heard so many horror stories, what is it really? Personally I think it's delicious, what do you think?
2006-06-23 05:22:31 · 10 answers · asked by A.Marie 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I totally feel ya there Doubledee71, I'm the same way with Hickory smoke, or any food that has been smoked or has that artificial smoke flavor! Pregnancy changes you!
2006-06-23 05:57:05 · update #1
The truth is it's mold. It's safe mold just like penicillin. I love blue cheese. It stinks to high heavens but it's so tasty. My favorite two ways to eat blue cheese are:
chunks of blue cheese with slices of green apples and a nice pinot grigio
spinach, walnuts, blue cheese, cranberries, with vinaigrette. sometimes add some grilled chicken to it.
2006-06-23 05:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by eehco 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blue cheese is a general classification of cow's milk and/or goat's milk cheeses that has had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted throughout with blue or blue-green mold. Some blue cheeses are injected with spores before the curds have been formed and others have spores mixed in with the curds before they are formed. Blue cheeses are typically aged in a temperature-controlled environment such as a cave.
Much like wines, many of the older blue cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Stilton are a protected designation of origin, meaning they can only bear the name if they have been made in a particular region in a certain country.
The characteristic flavor of blue cheeses tends to be sharp and a bit salty. They can be eaten by themselves or can be crumbled or melted over foods.
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History of blue cheese
Blue cheese is believed to have been discovered by accident. The caves that early cheeses were aged in shared the properties of being temperature and moisture controlled environments, as well as being favorable to many varieties of mold. Roquefort is said to have been invented in 1070 AD. Gorgonzola is one of the oldest known blue cheeses, having been created around 879 AD, though it is said that it did not actually contain blue-veins until around the 11th century. Stilton is a relatively new addition occurring sometime in the 18th century. Many varieties of blue cheese that originated subsequently were an attempt to fill the demand for Roquefort-style cheeses that were prohibitive either due to cost or politics.
2006-06-23 12:26:07 · answer #2 · answered by We Can Make The Night Last 4Ever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was pregnant with my daughter I worked at a restaurant. We made our own bleu cheese dressing there...very chunky I might add.
One night a coworker tipped over a 5 gallon bucket of it and I had to clean it up....that pungent smell had me gagging and ever since then (16 years later), just the thought of smelling it makes me gag.
2006-06-23 12:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by dubbledee71 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only imagine a "horror story" coming from a vegan who thinks eating dairy products is wrong.
Stilton is my favorite. Yum Yum Yum.
2006-06-23 12:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by bigrob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like what kind of hooror stories.. my husband and I are chefs and have not hear any.
It has blue cheese it in.. not a big deal.. nothing wrong with it and it is yummy
2006-06-23 12:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget bleu cheese, it's HEAD cheese you have to worry about. Ick!
2006-06-23 12:56:04 · answer #6 · answered by Squirrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that some type of mold is introduce into the process somewhere.
2006-06-23 13:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleu cheese is a cheese with mold on it. that's groty
2006-06-23 12:28:53 · answer #8 · answered by Catlin C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm allergic to it! I got sick as dog once when I ate it. I ate it with hot wings and if I remember correctly, it tasted good.
2006-06-23 12:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by cvsn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is great!!
2006-06-23 12:26:22 · answer #10 · answered by ndmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋