Bleu de Gex cheese
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Bleu de Gex cheese is a semi-soft, lightly veined blue cow’s milk cheese from France known for its mild flavor and protected designation of origin status.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bleu de Gex | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French cheese
ⓘ
PDO cheese ⓘ blue cheese ⓘ cow's milk cheese ⓘ |
| agingTime |
at least 3 weeks
ⓘ
typically 2 to 3 months ⓘ |
| aroma | mild ⓘ |
| cheeseType | blue-veined cheese ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crustMarking | often stamped with "GEX" ⓘ |
| curdTreatment | lightly pressed ⓘ |
| fatContent | about 48% fat in dry matter ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
mild
ⓘ
slightly salty ⓘ |
| interiorColor | ivory ⓘ |
| legalProtection | name protected within EU ⓘ |
| madeFromMilkOf | cow ⓘ |
| mainCoagulation | rennet ⓘ |
| milkSource | local mountain cows ⓘ |
| milkTreatment | raw milk ⓘ |
| pairing |
Jura white wines
ⓘ
light red wines ⓘ vin jaune ⓘ |
| PDOGrantedBy | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PDOStatus | Protected Designation of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PDOYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| productionArea |
Haut-Jura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
department of Ain NERFINISHED ⓘ department of Jura ⓘ |
| protectedNameVariant |
Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bleu du Haut-Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Ain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rindColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| rindType | natural rind ⓘ |
| saltingMethod |
dry salted
ⓘ
sometimes brine salted ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | room temperature ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical wheel ⓘ |
| starterCulture | Penicillium roqueforti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | semi-soft ⓘ |
| textureDescription |
creamy
ⓘ
slightly crumbly ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | about 30 to 35 cm ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | about 8 to 10 cm ⓘ |
| typicalMilkBreed |
Montbéliarde cow
GENERATED
ⓘ
Simmental cow GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
cooking cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 7 to 9 kg ⓘ |
| veiningColor | blue-green ⓘ |
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