blue cheeses

Veined dairy products

Blue cheeses are varieties of cheese with distinctive blue or blue-green veins of mold running through them.

The mold, typically *Penicillium*, gives these cheeses their sharp, pungent flavor and crumbly texture.

Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Stilton are among the most famous.

The salad was topped with crumbled blue cheese.

Related

Penicillium · sharp · cheeseboard · mold · marbled · cave-aged · crumbly · Maytag · taste · pungent · veined · buffalo wings · wedge salad · aging · odor · tangy · salads · salad dressing

Opposites
flavor intensity and mildness

blue cheesesmild cheddar

Lightly aged dairy block

mozzarella · cream cheese · American cheese · cottage cheese · ricotta

textural character

blue cheesesprocessed cheese

Manufactured dairy spread

American cheese · Velveeta · cream cheese · cheese spreads · Gruyère

Family

blue, blues, blued, bluing, blueing, bluish, blueness, bluer, bluest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G