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Cheese Review: Gorgonzola Piccante, cow’s milk, Italy.

June 23rd, 2007

From www.artisanalcheese.com:

Gorgonzola Piccante, a formidable cow’s milk blue cheese from the region north of Milan, is Italy’s answer to Roquefort. It’s rough reddish rind protects a tender, light yellow, blue-flecked paste that is firm, moist and buttery. The flavor is sharp and sweet.

The casual cheese eater does not like blue cheese in general, and gives this a surprising C-. The sophisticated cheese eater is in love with this cheese. If nothing else it proves that the Italians can do whatever the French do, just better (see world cup). This cheese gets an A++.

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