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Dovedale is a soft, creamy cheese with a mild blue flavour. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is made from full fat cow's milk. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Unusually for a British cheese, it is brine dipped, rather than dry-salted, giving it a distinctive continental appearance and flavour.
Wheels of gorgonzola cheese ripening Dorset Blue Vinney Shropshire Blue Stichelton at a market. Blue cheese is a general classification of cheeses that have had cultures of the mold Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, or blue-grey mold and carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria.
Blue cheese is a general classification of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that have had cultures of the mould Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-grey or blue-green mould, and carries a distinct savour, either from the mould or various specially cultivated bacteria.
Gorgonzola blue cheese takes its name from the village of Gorgonzola in Italy where it was first made. [28] Belonging to the family of Stracchino cheeses, Gorgonzola is a whole milk, white, and "uncooked" cheese. [28] This blue cheese is inoculated with Penicillium glaucum which, during ripening, produces the characteristic of blue-green veins ...
Cheddar cheese Country of origin England Region Somerset Town Cheddar, Somerset Source of milk Cow Pasteurised Depends on variety Texture Relatively hard Aging time 3–24 months depending on variety Certification West Country Farmhouse Cheddar (PDO) Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar (PGI) Named after Cheddar Related media on Commons Cheddar cheese (or simply cheddar) is a natural cheese that is ...
A number of European cheeses have been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union and UK law through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes.
Other typical British blue cheeses are Oxford Blue and Shropshire Blue. Stichelton is an English blue cheese virtually identical to Blue Stilton, but because it does not use pasteurised milk it cannot legally be called Stilton, [23] due its PDO status. Many countries have blue cheeses. Italy, for example, has greenish blue Gorgonzola made from ...
Shropshire Blue is a blue cheese made from pasteurised cows' milk and uses vegetable rennet. The orange colour comes from the addition of annatto, a natural food colouring. Penicillium roqueforti produces the veining. The cheese has a deep orange-brown, natural rind and matures for a period of 10–12 weeks with a fat content of about 48 per cent.