Similar to the love story of Gorgonzola, legend says that Roquefort was born when a distracted shepherd left his cheese in a cave, only to return days later to find it transformed by blue-green mold.

Grocer.] The preparation and maturing of Roquefort cheese are the most elaborate, careful, and interesting of all cheese-manufacturing processes. In its rich color and blue vein marbling ...

A study by Cambridge-based firm Lycotec found anti-inflammatory properties in the potent and luxurious blue cheese ... consumption of Roquefort and other moulded, fermented cheese such as ...

Characterized by its piquant odor, ribbons of blue mold running through a creamy cheese base made from sheep's milk, and its sharp and salty flavor, Roquefort cheese can be a little off-putting to ...

Few pairings are as happy as cheese and wine, and some matches are straight-up sublime. Case in point: Sharp sheep's milk blue cheese from France and mouthcoating dessert wine from Sauternes, in ...

although these are less numerous than in other blue cheeses such as gorgonzola or roquefort. Small holes in the rind of the cheese itself are nothing to worry about: they indicate where mould was ...