Gorgonzola Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined Italian blue cheese, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. Gorgonzola has been produced for centuries in Gorgonzola, Milan, acquiring its greenish-blue marbling in the 11th century. However, the town's claim of geographical origin is disputed by other localities. Today, it is mainly produced in the northern Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. Whole cow's milk is used, to which starter bacteria are added, along with spores of the mold "Penicillium glaucum". "Penicillium roqueforti", used in Roquefort cheese,
Muenster cheese made from unpasteurized cow’s milk in the Alsatian Vogesen Mountains in Alsace. A regional variation is also produced in the Franche-Comté region in France. The name Munster-Géromé, used today in France, is a protected A.O.C. and is strictly regulated in its production technique and source geography. The American "muenster" name distinguishes these cheeses. Its taste varies from bland, like a white American cheese, to sharp, like a Monterey Jack cheese. Muenster is pale in color and smooth in texture with an orange rind. The cheese is made from cow's milk. The rind's orange color is from annatto, a sweet and