Blue cheese mold would form. According to legend, Roquefort was discovered when a youth, eating a lunch of bread and ewes' milk cheese, abandoned his meal in a nearby cave after seeing a beautiful girl in the distance. When he returned months later, the mold ("Penicillium roqueforti") had transformed his cheese into Roquefort. Gorgonzola is one of the oldest known blue cheeses, having been created around 879 AD, though it is said that it did not actually contain blue veins until around the 11th century. Stilton is a relatively new addition becoming popular sometime in the early 1700s. Many varieties of blue
Beenleigh Blue cheese Beenleigh Blue cheese Beenleigh Blue is a thin-rinded, unpressed soft blue cheese made from pasteurised ewe's milk produced in Ashprington, Devon County, England. It is produced using vegetarian rennet. Beenleigh Blue is produced by the Ticklemore Cheese Company. It began with limited production in the 1980s by Robin and Sari Congdon, and as production increased it became available to consumers throughout the year.It has been produced since 2006 by Ben Harris. It has been described as having a creamy texture with notes of fruitiness, mushroom and nutty flavour. Its composition is crumbly and moist, and it has an overall sweet