Today on the shelves of shops there is a great variety of elite cheeses from very affordable to completely indecently expensive. There are a large number of species, but one of the most popular and common is Gorgonzola cheese. This Italian cheese is interesting in its spicy taste, which gives it a special cooking technology and blue mold.

History and descriptions of cheese

The history of the appearance of this cheese is very fascinating, and according to an old legend, the variety was born thanks to a young man who was in a hurry to meet a lady of the heart. The cavalier left his cheese business and went to a meeting, and upon his return he saw that his absence led to a spoilage of production. To keep the incident a secret and save the situation, he poured some more fresh milk into the cheese dough. A few weeks later, the young man found blue veins on the cheese, and after trying the product, he realized that he had created a new variety.

This is how the famous Italian cheese appeared, which has a soft texture resembling cottage cheese and an exquisite brackish taste.

Gorgonzola is of two types:

  • Gorgonzola Dolce is a soft cheese with a pasty consistency, which is penetrated by blue mold veins. The taste is delicate, with a slightly felt nutty note.
  • Gorgonzola Piccante - dense cheese with a crumbly structure with even more mold veins. It has a spicy taste, which is saturated with enhanced aroma.

Gorgonzola Dolce, due to its consistency, is often used for making sandwiches. And to give the dish a bright aroma will help Picante.

What do Gorgonzola eat with?

Before you start using cheese, you need to get it out of the refrigerator in advance and leave it for half an hour at room temperature. So the product will reveal its taste.

  • This blue mold cheese blends perfectly with vegetables, dried fruits, dark chocolate and honey.
  • In Italy, it is eaten as a dessert with fortified wine.
  • Gorgonzola is also added in small pieces to creamy ice cream.
  • The brackish taste of cheese goes well with various types of meat.

Gourmet Recipes

This product can be eaten as an independent snack, but with its addition amazing dishes are also prepared.

Gorgonzola Pasta

A hearty meal that cooks fast.

 

Necessary components:

  • paste - 350 g;
  • Gorgonzola cheese - 165 g;
  • cream - 130 ml;
  • sugar - a pinch;
  • ground sage - 2 tsp;
  • spices to taste.

Cooking by the algorithm:

  1. Boil the paste according to the instructions on the package.
  2. Melt the cheese with the rest of the ingredients on a list in a water bath.
  3. Season pasta with cooked sauce.

Gorgonzola pasta is a great breakfast on weekday or Sunday.

Pear salad

A light snack that diversifies the festive menu.

Required Products:

  • pear - 2 pcs.;
  • lettuce - 3 pcs.;
  • buckwheat honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • balsamic vinegar - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • cheese - 100 g;
  • ready mustard - 1 tsp;
  • olive oil - 2 tbsp. l

We are acting step by step:

  1. Free the pear from the core, cut into cubes.
  2. Tear the leaves with our hands into small pieces.
  3. We mix the ingredients.
  4. We cut blue cheese into small cubes and connect with the rest of the components in one container. Warm the cooked mass in the microwave for 2 minutes.
  5. Pour the resulting pears and lettuce leaves, knead and serve.

Cheese polenta

This dish will also appeal to a small audience.

 

Required Components:

  • cream - 130 ml;
  • corn grits - 180 g;
  • soft oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • Gorgonzola cheese - 120 g;
  • basil - 3 branches;
  • white pepper, salt to taste.

We act like this:

  1. Boil the cereals until tender, let cool.
  2. Add butter, spices to the cream and heat the composition for several minutes in a water bath.
  3. Pour the resulting sauce into porridge and toss the grated cheese on top. Close the lid, let stand for 5 minutes.

Before serving, sprinkle the dish with chopped basil.

Cheese sauce

Pouring is suitable for any meat dishes.

The following components will be required:

  • fat cream - 400 ml;
  • butter - 110 g;
  • cheese - 210 g

Step by Step:

  1. Melt the butter.
  2. Cheese cut finely or three on a grater.
  3. Beat all the ingredients in a blender.

Heat the mass over low heat until the cheese dissolves. If necessary, add.

Celery Soup

We offer the first dish, which will definitely add variety to the daily menu.

We stock up on products:

  • grated celery root - 700 g;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • Chinese pear - 1 pc.;
  • cheese - 150 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • butter - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • any broth - 1.5 l;
  • greens - ½ bunch;
  • spices - optional.

We cook according to the scheme:

  1. In butter, we pass chopped onions and garlic.
  2. Separately, fry celery with diced pear.
  3. Grind all vegetables with a blender and throw into a preheated broth.
  4. Cook the soup for 20 minutes on low heat.
  5. Three cheese on a fine grater.
  6. Pour spices into the soup to taste. Enter the cheese chips.

Cook for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is completely dissolved. When serving, add chopped greens.

The benefits and harms of the product

In addition to the fact that Gorgonzola cheese has high palatability, it is also endowed with useful properties.

Let's consider them in more detail:

  • Cheese can be consumed by people who have lactose intolerance.
  • The product strengthens the immune system.
  • Regulates the digestive tract.
  • Reduces blood coagulation, prevents the development of thrombophlebitis.
  • Normalizes blood pressure and heart rate.
  • Lowers blood sugar.
  • With regular use of cheese, irritability and fatigue go away.

 

Like any other product, cheese has its own contraindications:

  • Due to the high sodium content, people suffering from gout should give up cheese.
  • With increased acidity of the stomach, the product is contraindicated, as it can cause an attack of peptic ulcer.
  • It must be borne in mind that mold spores can cause relapse in bronchial asthma.

It is necessary to exclude the product from the diet of pregnant and lactating women, children, people with individual intolerance.

What can replace blue cheese

It happens that Gorgonzola could not be found, but this particular variety with mold is indicated in the recipe. You should not refuse the selected dish, it is worth trying to replace the necessary product with cheese, which has similar qualities: Dor Blue, Roquefort, Kambatsola.

And you can also replace expensive cheese with budget varieties: Adygea, Rambinas, Camembert.

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