IT’S A SOFT, BLUE, BUTTERY, ITALIAN BLUE CHEESE WITH THE WORD “DOLCE” MEANING “SWEET” .
THE CHEESE ORIGINATES FROM THE 12TH CENTURY WHERE IT TOOK ITS NAME FROM A SMALL TOWN IN LOMBARDY NEAR MILAN.
THIS IS A PALE AND INCREDIBLY SOFT CHEESE WITH SPECKLED BLUE VEINS RUNNING THROUGHOUT.
TRADITIONALLY “BLUED” AND RIPENED IN ROOMS KNOWN AS “PURGATORY”, IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF 45 DAYS AGEING TO LET GORGONZOLA DEMONSTRATE ITS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.
PASTEURIZED COW’S MILK.