cheese molds
Curd shaping containers
Cheese molds are the forms or containers used to shape cheese during production, giving wheels, blocks, and wedges their characteristic shapes: The curds are pressed into cheese molds and left to drain.
Separately, cheese molds are the fungi deliberately introduced to certain cheeses—Penicillium roqueforti in blue cheese, Penicillium camemberti on Brie and Camembert rinds—that create distinctive flavors and textures.
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- penicilliumAntibiotic-producing fungal genus
- agingGrowing older over time
- cavesNatural underground chambers
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
spores · veins · roquefort · brie · camembert · gorgonzola · ripening · cultures · bloomy · musty · earthy · tangy · pungent · wheel · cellars · damp · white · fuzzy