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
Piave cheese is impressed repeatedly in vertical direction with the name of the cheese. Piave is sold throughout Europe and even in the US as a hard cheese at which point its taste resembles that of a young Parmigiano Reggiano. The "red label" is aged at least 1 year and is called "Vecchio" (Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro), while the "blue label" is softer. Both are available all over Europe and can also be found in the US, primarily at specialty shops. Piave cheese Piave is an Italian cow's milk cheese, that is named after the Piave river. As Piave has a Protected