When making the gorgonzola cheese, the unskimmed cow-milk is added with culture of penicillium glaucum (mold), which gives the cheese a beautiful blue veining.
Picking the perfect cheese can take your meal from good to absolute perfection, but it’s never an easy choice. Many recipes use Gorgonzola and goat cheese interchangeably, siting goat cheese as a suitable substitution for Gorgonzola. So, what’s the difference between the two and how do you choose the right one for the particular dish …
Parmesan (commonly refer to Parmigiano Reggiano) and gorgonzola are both the Italian cheese that has a long history to trace. They are both certified PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) product regulated under the EU law, where the cheese can only be made under strict criteria in the restricted region in Italy. Therefore, more often, there …
For people with gastrointestinal tract (GI) problems, it’s a pain in neck when it comes to checking low FODMAP food. But thankfully, there you go, cheeses are actually quite low in FODMAP. Allow me to explain. FODMAP often refers to the amount of lactose present in the cheese. Not exactly right, but close enough. That’s …
Vegetarianism (different from vegans) is a meat abstention practice which gained popularity in the west since 7th century BCE until today. Other than animal flesh, a part of the vegetarian diet also include refusal of animal products. As for dairy products (such as milk and cheese), it depends on how it’s being made. Let me …
Gorgonzola cheese is a blue cheese originate from Italy. It has a blue-veined marble look due to the penicillium (mold) added. The mold is not harmful to us, but what about our four-legged friends? I’ll explain. These molds will produce a substance called roquefortine C, which may cause vomiting and diarrhea in some dogs (1). …
Gorgonzola is a POD product (Protected Designation of Origin) under EU law, which means it can only be produced in the northern Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. Gorgonzola is one of the blue cheese with the signature blue veining, thanks to the mold Penicillium glaucum. That brings us a good question, is gorgonzola supposed to be moldy? …
The ketogenic diet is a dietary plan to consume less carbohydrate but high-fat food. It is to force our body to enter a state known as ketosis. As cheese like feta and gorgonzola is naturally made from whole milk, it does contain a good amount of fat, high protein, and low carbs, which is a …
