Bleu d'Auvergne vs Bleu de Gex
Bleu d'Auvergne
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Auvergne
Bleu d'Auvergne is a cow's milk blue cheese from Auvergne, in central France. The wheels are flat cylinders, and the ivory paste is cut by blue-green veins. Dairies add a blue mold and pierce the young cheese so air can reach the interior. The paste stays moist and creamy, with a pungent aroma that is strong but usually less salty than a drier sheep's milk blue. It is a cellar cheese for the board, the salad, and the sauce pan.
Bleu de Gex
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-soft
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Franche-Comté
Bleu de Gex is a blue cow's milk cheese from Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is also called Bleu de Septmoncel or Bleu du Haut-Jura. The wheels are made from raw milk, and the word Gex is molded into one face. The paste is ivory, with pale blue-green veins rather than dark heavy marbling. A thin, dry rind runs from off-white to a light yellow.