Roquefort
A French cheese made from unpasteurised ewes’ milk. It’s matured in ancient caves in a village called Roquefort-sur-Soulzon and takes three months to ripen. The result is a semi-soft, crumbly, white cheese with blue-green veins and a sweet, tangy flavour. Credits: BBC Food, Serious Eats
Maytag
Maytag is a blue cheese produced on the Maytag Dairy Farms outside of Newton, Iowa, the former home of the Maytag Corporation. In 1938, Iowa State University developed a new process for making blue cheese from homogenized cow’s milk instead of the traditional sheep’s milk. In 1941 production of the cheese was started by Frederick L. Maytag II and Robert Maytag, grandsons of the […]
Gorgonzola
An Italian blue cheese made from pasteurised cows’ milk, gorgonzola is pale yellow and streaked with greenish-blue veins. It has a distinct smell and can be mild, strong or sharp in flavour, depending on its maturity. It’s rich and creamy and generally used uncooked – try it as a dessert cheese or in salads or […]