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.

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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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Jura region hasCheese Bleu de Gex cheese