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Penicillium roqueforti is a common saprotrophic fungus in the genus Penicillium.Widespread in nature, it can be isolated from soil, decaying organic matter, and plants. The major industrial use of this fungus is the production of blue cheeses, flavouring agents, antifungals, polysaccharides, proteases, and other enzymes.
Roquefort (French pronunciation:) is a sheep milk blue cheese from southern France. [2] Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name Roquefort, as it is a recognised geographical indication, and has a protected designation of origin.
By taking the cheese through a series of maturation stages where temperature and relative humidity are carefully controlled, the cheese maker allows the surface mould to grow and the mould ripening of the cheese by fungi to occur. Mould-ripened cheeses ripen faster than hard cheeses, in weeks as opposed to the typical months or even years. [8]
Roquefort blue cheese originates from the village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France. [28] Its flavors come from the use of unpasteurized sheep's milk, inoculation with Penicillium roqueforti, and the special conditions of the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon in which they are ripened. [28] Penicillium roqueforti is the cause of the blue ...
cheese (smear-ripened) [4] Yarrowia lipolytica: fungus: dairy [2] Zygotorulaspora florentina: fungus: dairy kefir [2] Zymomonas mobilis: bacterium: liquor palm wine [2]
Penicillium camemberti and Penicillium roqueforti are the molds on Camembert, Brie, Roquefort, and many other cheeses. Penicillium nalgiovense is used in soft mold-ripened cheeses, such as Nalžovy (ellischau) cheese, and to improve the taste of sausages and hams, and to prevent colonization by other molds and bacteria. [17] [18]
To start, says Berry, most cheese in the U.S. is made with pasteurized milk. Pasteurization kills harmful bacteria, which greatly reduces the chances of getting sick from aged cheese. When ...
The cheese has been sold since 1983 [1] and is still produced by Champignon. In English-speaking countries, Cambozola is often marketed as blue brie . It is made from a combination of Penicillium camemberti and the same blue Penicillium roqueforti mould used to make Gorgonzola , Roquefort , and Stilton .