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Gorgonzola

Blue from Lombardy / Piedmont, ItalyIn our shop

Gorgonzola PDO is a cow’s-milk blue from northern Italy, made principally in Lombardy and Piedmont. Dolce is softer, sweeter and creamier; Piccante is firmer and more assertive, with a sharper blue bite. That distinction matters enormously when you are pairing or cooking with it. I love Dolce with something bitter or fresh, while Piccante can stand up to much bigger flavours.

Tasting notes by Morgan McGlynn Carr