blue cheese

noun

1. a rich cheese in which the internal mold manifests itself in blue veins: made in France especially from sheep's milk and elsewhere also from cow's milk and goat's milk.

blue cheese

noun

1. cheese containing a blue mould, esp Stilton, Roquefort, or Danish blue Also called (Austral and NZ)blue vein

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue cheese¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The irony is fermented food products, like sourdough, and those rife with fungi, such as blue cheese, have long reigned over the food scene in the U.S.

From Salon

Take Cabrales, a blue cheese crafted by rural dairy farmers in Asturias, Spain, which captures the verdant essence of grazing cows thriving in lush pastures.

From Salon

Climax's blue cheese is so far available directly to consumers only through the Bay Area grocery delivery service Good Eggs for $2.88 per ounce — comparable to the high end of artisan wedges.

From Salon

This was decades before Father’s Office put caramelized onions, blue cheese and arugula on its burger, and the one at Throck’s was a mostly traditional affair.

From Los Angeles Times

Try switching your pepperoni pizza for four cheeses pizza, replace the meat in pasta dishes for soft blue cheese to retain flavor, and use soft cheeses in sandwiches.

From Salon