What's with the Mold? A Blue Cheese Crash Course

Heritage Radio Network Blog, May 7, 2024

"Blue cheese is one of the most polarizing of charcuterie accoutrements. From the pungent smell to misconceptions surrounding moldy foods, blues get a bad wrap. Here, for the curious but nervous novice, is a crash course in  all things blue.

There is a romantic myth surrounding the discovery of the first blue cheese. In 7th century France a young shepherd was eating lunch in a cave near his flock. A beautiful maiden walked by and the shepherd got so distracted he left his lunch of cheese and bread in the cave to follow her. It wasn’t until months later he came back to find the cheese covered in mold, and proceeded to eat it. And thus the birth of blue cheese."

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