Gorgonzola

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Gorgonzola is a pungent, blue cheese originating from Italy. While the town of Gorgonzola, located northeast of Milan in Lombardy, is famous for its production, the cheese is also made in other regions of Italy, including Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna.12

When freshly made, Gorgonzola is soft. It undergoes a process where it is drained twice, oven-dried for 20 days, and then pierced with copper needles. This piercing encourages the development of the characteristic greenish-blue mold, Penicillium roqueforti, which gives the cheese its distinctive flavor and appearance.2

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…famous for the making of Gorgonzola cheese, which is soft when freshly made; after being drained twice, it is then oven dried for 20 days and pierced with copper needles to promote the internal formation of the characteristic greenish blue mold (Penicillium roqueforti). This cheese is also made in other…
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