blue cheese
noun
variants
or less commonly bleu cheese
: a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold
Where does the blue in blue cheese come from? Mold. But it's harmless mold, so enjoy!—
The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago TribuneThe beef was a perfect medium-rare, and the sauce was robust, ideal for the meat with just the right touch of bleu cheese.—Scott J. Haring
Scott J. HaringExamples of blue cheese in a Sentence
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The basic burger comes with a choice of seven cheeses, or the varieties include ground beef patties with either blue cheese and bacon or jalapenos and bacon stuffed inside.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
There are $69 rib-eyes, Wagyu short ribs ($47) and confit chicken wings ($19) with blue cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
There are $69 rib-eyes, Wagyu short ribs ($47) and confit chicken wings ($19) with blue cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Blue cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20cheese. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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