- Bleu de Gex
Bleu de Gex, also known as Bleu du Haut-Jura or Bleu de Septmoncel [cite web|url=http://www.fromages.com/cheese_library_detail.php?id_fro
title=Fromages.com_-_The_Best_of_French_Cheeses_-_bleu_Gex] is a creamy, semi-softblue cheese made from unpasteurized milk in the Jura region ofFrance . During production,Penicillium glaucum mold is introduced and the unwashed curds are loosely packed. It is then aged for at least three weeks. [cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/08/25/WIGIIEC5L21.DTL&type=wine|title=Gex marks the spot -- a creamy blue from France (sfgate.com) ] To meetAppellation d'Origine Contrôlée guidelines, it must contain only the milk ofMontbéliard cows. It is flavorful for a French blue cheese. Each wheel is stamped with the word "Gex". [cite book
last =Iburg
first =Anne
title =Dumont's Lexicon of Cheese
publisher =REBO publishers
date =2004
id = ISBN 90 366 1689 1 ]References
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