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
Scott J. HaringExamples of blue cheese in a Sentence
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Yes, your food will be served on a paper plate with blue cheese crumbles to top your steak out of a Dixie cup.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Sommelier serviced with fine white clothed tables and elephant velvet armchairs, the Yacht Club Restaurant is the epitome of fine dining onboard Meraviglia, serving dishes like burgundy snails, blue cheese soufflé, champagne risotto, and grilled lobster tail.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Pork belly, chicken wings with blue cheese sauce and Thai salad.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 23 June 2024
Crunchy cornbread croutons, salty bacon, blue cheese, black-eyed peas, and deviled eggs are packed into the salad.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Sommelier serviced with fine white clothed tables and elephant velvet armchairs, the Yacht Club Restaurant is the epitome of fine dining onboard Meraviglia, serving dishes like burgundy snails, blue cheese soufflé, champagne risotto, and grilled lobster tail.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Pork belly, chicken wings with blue cheese sauce and Thai salad.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 23 June 2024
Crunchy cornbread croutons, salty bacon, blue cheese, black-eyed peas, and deviled eggs are packed into the salad.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Blue cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20cheese. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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