| Gorgonzola Classic Piquant Dop |
 Gorgonzola is one of Italy's best known cheeses and certainly its most famous blue cheese. The traditional "piccante" version of this Italian cheese has earned an esteemed reputation for its big, bold taste and decisive blue veining. Though perhaps more legend than reality, the story goes that a young cheesemaker, hurrying to meet his lover, forgot to properly mix the curds from the evening milking. Returning home the next morning he found the the cheese hadn't knit properly leaving fissures between the curds. Blue molds filled the cracks and a classic was born. Our Gorgonzola Piccante is selected and aged by Luigi Guffanti, a third-generation family operation famous for their remarkable aging facility and skill. While all of their cheeses are exquisite, they are perhaps best known for their Gorgonzola. The company, founded in 1876, got its start with Gorgonzola cheese. Luigi Guffanti purchased an abandoned silver mine. The conditions of the mine were perfect for aging Gorgonzola. He hand selected wheels of the blue cheese form neighboring farms, finished them in the mine, and began what is now one of the most-esteemed facilities in Italy. Gorgonzola Piquant DOP: Tips, Infos and Recipes Organoleptic properties Aspect and texture: compact, yellow paste with widespread bluish-green marbling. The rind is light reddish and is usually protected by tin foil Gorgonzola Cheese Taste: robust but not overpowering. Serving suggestions Celery stalks, rye bread and polenta. To make delicious pasta recipes it is recommended using the sweet version of Gorgonzola cheese. Cheese pairings Wine: full bodied, aged, red wines (Barolo, Barbaresco, Carema, Gattinara, Ghemme, Chianti Classico Riserva, Recioto, Amarone, Brunello di Montalcino, Cabernet) sweet and liqueur wines (Moscato Passito wine or Marsala vergine), rum. Beer: Trappist beers (Trappe, Leffe...). Jam: chestnut, figs. Honey: wildflower, acacia. Pickles and preserves: mixed fruit chutney, red onion preserve, Vin Santo or Marsala gelatine. Ingredients Cow's milk, traditional rennet, lactic ferments, penicillum, salt. Gorgonzola Cheese Recipes Deviled Eggs with Gorgonzola and Olives Homemade Cheese Biscuits: Gorgonzola and Walnuts Cheese and Fruit Appetizer Idea: Gorgonzola and Grapes Gorgonzola Sauce How to Use Gorgonzola Cheese Gorgonzola Dolce DOP: a Luxurious Cheese from Northern Italy Find out more blue cheeses to buy on Sensibus. Price: 14.49 |