What is blue cheese, Is it lot of fat. Why the name is blue cheese?

Answer 1

It's called blue cheese because of all of the mold in it :) Here is some additional info about the fat content etc.:

Blue (Bleu d'Auvergne)

Country of Origin: France

Type of Milk: cow

Description: a traditional artisanal cheese, moist and creamy; Stilton, Gorgonzola, Danish Blue and Roquefort are all types of blue cheese; Danish Blue is known as "basic blue" and is the #1 blue cheese import in the U.S.

Color: cream colored with bluish-green veins

Taste and Texture: tart and earthly with a hint of herbs and butter, becoming more robust and piquant with age; crumbly; semi-soft to hard texture

Fat Content: 50%

Recommendations and Pairings: crumble over salads, pastas or focaccia bread, pair with pears, figs, apples, walnuts and fruit and nut bread


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Answer 2

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 or veined 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 blue cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Stilton are a protected designation of origin in the European Union, meaning they can only bear the name if they have been made in a particular region in a certain country. Similarly, individual countries have protections of their own such as France's Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée.

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.

Answer 3

Blue cheese is delicious. There are many different kinds but my favourites are Shropshire Blue and Saint Agur. The name derives from the fact that the cheese is marbled with blue. This is edible mould and is caused by inserting wires into the cheese as it ripens.
It is usually full fat, but a little can't harm you.
Enjoy

Answer 4

White cheese with blue mold -Therefore blue cheese

Answer 5

first of all you have the name spelled it should be bleucheese, however several years ago it was used as a substitute for orquefort, drressing .i dont i know you can still buy bleu cheese but iit may be kind of expensive. as far asfat is concernedall cheese has fat but some varities can be bought as fat free,thename comesform the fact that it has blue-gray veins running through sort of off white cheese, be careful it does havea very pungent aroma.

Answer 6

There are various types of blue cheeses, such as Stilton, Gorgonzola, Roquefort etc. and it's called blue cheese due to the blue-green mold that is spotted through it.

Answer 7

Blue cheese can be fattening and it is called "Blue" cheese because part of it is blue.

Answer 8

blue cheese is what you put on chicken wings and yes the cheese has blue in it

Answer 9

It's actually spelled Bleu Cheese (I don't know why) but it is cheese that is allowed to grow sanitary and edible mold. It has a very strong taste.

Answer 10

blue cheese is aged cheese, I think it has had copper wire through it, the rust of which is blue