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GORGONZOLA IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST BLUE-VEINED CHEESES.IT’S A SOFT, BLUE, BUTTERY, ITALIAN BLUE CHEESE WITH THE WORD “DOLCE” MEANING “SWEET” IN ITALIAN. THE CHEESE ORIGINATES FROM THE 12TH CENTURY WHERE IT TOOK ITS NAME FROM A SMALL TOWN IN LOMBARDY NEAR MILAN. THIS IS A PALE AND INCREDIBLY SOFT CHEESE WITH SPECKLED BLUE VEINS RUNNING THROUGHOUT. TRADITIONALLY “BLUED” AND RIPENED IN ROOMS KNOWN AS “PURGATORY”, IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF 45 DAYS AGEING TO LET GORGONZOLA DEMONSTRATE ITS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS. .PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK
