Also known as the King of British Cheeses, Blue Stilton Cheese is highly regarded as a versatile cheese that complements a wide variety of flavor. Best paired with red wine, this British blue boasts of a rich and strong flavor.

Blue Stilton is easily identified because of its unique characteristic the blue-green veins running from the core of the wheel, out. Blue cheeses are made from either cow’s, sheep’s or goat’s milk and tend to inspire uniquely strong feelings to connoisseurs.

Story has it that blue cheeses are actually a product of providence. The story goes that an unfortunate cheese maker left a half-eaten chunk of rye in the cheese caves. Returning to the caves after a few weeks or months, the cheese maker found that the molds on the bread also settled on the cheese. The brave cheese maker tasted the cheese filled with mold, but instead of tossing it, blue cheese was born.

This British cheese is creamy and is marbled with rich blue veins, with a rich flavor that fades with traditional aging. It has a sharp after taste that is great for a lot of dishes. Unlike other cheeses, Stilton cheese is not pressed so it remains crumbly and flaky, making it ideal for salads, pastas, and pizzas. Stilton is sometimes found on desert platter with its creamy taste adding to the variety of flavors.

Stilton cheese is one of the few protected origin cheeses made from pasteurized milk. The milk is mixed with rennet, for curdling. Stirring with the mold in with the curds, cheese makers make sure that the mold is evenly distributed in the cheese. The interesting part of making Stilton cheese is this metal rods are inserted at random points all throughout, allowing air to penetrate. The rods are left in the cheese until it begins to grow mold from the bacteria.

Blue Stilton Cheese is usually eaten during Christmas in Britain, where its rich flavor is enjoyed with a glass of fortified wine. There is just a magic that happens in your mouth when you eat a pungent blue mold with salty cheese crystals while chasing it with a delicious Port, with all its sweet and fruity goodness. Blue Stilton’s unique kick offsets the sweet Port, while the wine tones down the strong blue making it less powerful and more tamed to the tongue.

If not for that happy accident, we would never be able to experience a delicious cheese by the fire during the cold season. Especially ideal for the holidays, Blue Stilton Cheese can definitely warm the cockles of your heart. But if Christmas is just too far off, make everyday a holiday by getting Blue Stilton Cheese today! You can get it at your favorite cheese shop.

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