Blue Cheese

A variety of mold-injected blue-veined cheeses is available in the United States, made in the same way as blue cheeses are made in Europe. The texture varies from creamy to crumbly, the flavor from mild to strong and quite salty. Color varies from white to a pale creamy yellow, veined with blue.

One of the best known is Maytag, a blue cows’ milk cheese from the Midwest dairy herds belonging to the descendants of the founder of the domestic appliance company of the same name. Produced almost entirely by hand, the cheese is aged like Roquefort in caves dug in the hillside behind the dairy. Excellent in cooking, the cheese is also wonderful served with port wine and nuts at the end of a meal.