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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.
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.
Penicillium roqueforti creates the characteristic blue veins in blue cheese after the aged curds have been pierced, forming air tunnels in the cheese. [22] When given oxygen, the mold is able to grow along the surface of the curd-air interface. [23] The veins along the blue cheese are also responsible for the aroma of blue cheese itself.
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.
Penicillium camemberti is used to make camembert and brie cheese, which have a white mold surface, Worobo explains. The mold in and on these cheeses is safe to eat, according to the U.S ...
Cheese that uses Penicillium camemberti is prone to developing bloomy rind. Bloomy rind cheese can be described as having "mild and lactic" flavors that may resemble onion or mushroom. [1] They are described as being "ripened from the outside", and usually have creamy textures. [2] Brie is a type of cheese prone to bloomy rind. [3]
See, each cheese contains a host of microorganisms that turn milk into curds, and these soft, milky-rinded cheeses depend on a fungus called Penicillium camemberti. At the turn of the 20th century ...
Stilton is an English cheese, produced in two varieties: blue, which has Penicillium roqueforti added to generate a characteristic smell and taste, and white, which does not. Both have been granted the status of a protected designation of origin (PDO) by the European Commission , requiring that only such cheese produced in the three counties of ...