blue cheese
noun
variants
or less commonly bleu cheese
: a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold
Where does the blue in blue cheese come from? Mold. But it's harmless mold, so enjoy!—
The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago TribuneThe beef was a perfect medium-rare, and the sauce was robust, ideal for the meat with just the right touch of bleu cheese.—Scott J. Haring
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The main protein in blue cheese is casein, which takes longer to digest.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Flavors include standard cheese or pepperoni plus more unique combinations like the Burrata and soppressata with hot honey, Hawaiian with capicola and pineapple, and Supreme with buffalo sauce, chicken, celery, blue cheese, red and green onions.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Crumble half of blue cheese over top and drizzle with 2 tablespoons dressing.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Mike's Hot Honey Wings At Harta in New York City, Mike’s Hot Honey Wings are available exclusively during happy hour, and sweet and spicy-glazed wings are paired with buttermilk blue cheese for that perfect flavor contrast.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Flavors include standard cheese or pepperoni plus more unique combinations like the Burrata and soppressata with hot honey, Hawaiian with capicola and pineapple, and Supreme with buffalo sauce, chicken, celery, blue cheese, red and green onions.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Crumble half of blue cheese over top and drizzle with 2 tablespoons dressing.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Mike's Hot Honey Wings At Harta in New York City, Mike’s Hot Honey Wings are available exclusively during happy hour, and sweet and spicy-glazed wings are paired with buttermilk blue cheese for that perfect flavor contrast.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Blue cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20cheese. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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