Article: Blue Bloods of the cheese world // All hail king and queen: Roquefort, Gorgonzola

In the food world, no family has a more impressive lineage than the blue cheeses. Austere and distingushed, these intensely flavored cheeses appeal to the sophisticated palate.

Blues are semisoft to firm cheeses ripened by bacteria from within. The bacteria break down cellulose in the cheese to produce the characteristic soft texture and unique piquant flavor.

Depending on the type of cheese, the veins can vary in color from true blue to greenish-blue. A good-quality blue will have veins distributed evenly throughout a white or cream-colored interior.

To many cheese connoisseurs, Roque fort is king of the blue family. This 2,000-year-old cheese is truly noble, unlike any other in the ...

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