Roquefort cheese
Pungent French blue
Roquefort cheese is a French blue cheese made from sheep's milk and aged in limestone caves.
The cheese has a tangy, sharp flavor and characteristic blue-green veins of mold throughout.
It crumbles easily and is often used in salads and dressings: a wedge of Roquefort, Roquefort dressing.
One of the world's oldest and most famous blue cheeses.
- CamembertNormandy commune, cheese origin
- StiltonProtected English veined cheese
- GorgonzolaLombard town, cheese eponym
- FranceWestern European republic
- French gastronomyCulinary arts of France
Manchego · Feta · Emmental · wine pairing · crumbly texture · pungent aroma · salad dressing · caves · Mediterranean cuisine
flavor intensity
Roquefort cheeseAmerican cheese
Mild processed dairy slices
Velveeta · Cheez Whiz · spray cheese · cheese whiz · mild cheddar