Castello cheeses remarkable popularity both in Denmark and abroad.” Castello was acquired by Arla Foods, who expanded Castello into cheese markets in North America. Castello blue cheeses were developed in the 1960s. The curds are dipped into salt water, drained, and put into molds. The cheese is punctured with tiny holes and then brought into the ripening room, where it stays for about 15 days. It is then washed, cut, packed, and put in a "cooling room" for about a week at a temperature close to freezing. The washed rind hosts various molds that add to the cheese's mildly spicy flavor. It
The Moon is made of green cheese it was also in use after this time. It likely originated in this formulation in 1546, when "The Proverbs of John Heywood" claimed "the moon is made of a greene cheese." A common variation at that time was "to make one believe the Moon is made of green cheese" ("i.e.", to hoax). In French, there is the proverb ""Il veut prendre la lune avec les dents"" ("He wants to take the moon with his teeth"), alluded to in Rabelais. The characterization is also common in stories of gothamites, including the Moonrakers of Wiltshire, who were said to have taken advantage