{"id":778,"date":"2010-02-09T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/2010\/02\/facts-about-gorgonzola-cheese.html"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:54:45","slug":"facts-about-gorgonzola-cheese","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/facts-about-gorgonzola-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts About Gorgonzola Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgonzola is a type of cheese that comes from un-skimmed cow&rsquo;s milk, and sometimes from <a title='\"Fainting' goats href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/fainting-goats%5C/%5C%22">goats&rsquo; milk.\n<p>It tends to be more firm and saltier coming from goats&rsquo; milk though.\n</p><p>Gorgonzola is named after a village that was just outside of Milan once, although now really a town within the city.\n</p><p>This type of cheese dates all the way back to the year 879, which was a long time ago!\n</p><p>The green and blue mould developed unintentionally in the 11th Century, there was more green mould than blue on the cheese.\n</p><p>Before this time, it was known as a similar to a cheese called Panerone, which is made in Lombardy.\n</p><p>During the ageing process of the cheese, metal rods are slotted in and pulled back out, which creates airways that let the mould cause the weird veining pattern.\n</p><p>Gorgonzola is normally aged between three and four months. The cheese is often sold in a foil packaging.\n</p><p>&ldquo;Gorgonzola is considered one of the best in the world of its kind. The London Stock Exchange is nicknamed &lsquo;Gorgonzola Hall&rsquo; due to the greenish marble used in its interior.&rdquo;\n</p><p>If you ever find a use for this information, then I would be absolutely amazed!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Gorgonzola cheese originates from a village of the same name just outside Milan in Italy. It dates back to the year 879 making it pretty old. 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