Castello cheeses Castello cheeses Castello is a brand of cheeses produced by Arla Foods amba, an agricultural marketing cooperative based in Denmark. Worldwide, a variety of cheeses are marketed under the Castello name, including semi soft cheeses, semi hard cheeses, blue cheeses, and cream cheeses. For the market of Europe, Castello markets soft ripened cheeses called Golden and White; Organic Brie; semi hard cheeses Herrgård and Prast; blue cheeses Black, Creamy Blue, Danablu, Danablu Gold, Organic Blue, Organic Mild; and a line of cream cheeses. For the market of North America, Castello markets a camembert, a brie, and several varieties of blue
Blue cheese coagulation, where rennet, a mixture of rennin and other material found in the stomach lining of a calf is added to solidify the milk further. Following this, thick curds are cut typically with a knife to encourage the release of liquid or whey. The smaller the curds are cut, the thicker and harder the resulting cheese will become. Salt is then added to provide flavor as well as to act as a preservative so the cheese does not spoil. Next, the cheese is given its form and further pressed with weights if necessary to expel any excess liquid. The final