Buffalo milk blue · Lombardie
Bleu de bufflonne
By Defendi · Lombardy, Italy
A blue cheese made with buffalo milk (Defendi's « Baffalo Blu »). Buffalo milk, richer and naturally sweeter, gives a very creamy paste and a rounded intensity. Not covered by the Gorgonzola DOP (reserved for cow's milk).
Buffalo milkMilk
BluePaste
Outside DOPDistinctive feature
LombardieRegion
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ITasting notes
Profile
Intensity
MildIntense
Creaminess
FirmCreamy
Spiciness
MildSpicy
Saltiness
Lightly saltedSalty
Tasting
Appearance
Pale ivory paste, persistent blue veining.
Aroma
Intense, aromatic.
On the palate
Creamy, pronounced, natural sweetness of buffalo milk.
Aromas
Milky-sweetIntense veiningButtery
Pairings
Moscato d'AstiProseccoPears & figs, honeyRisotto
IIIThe producer
Defendi (Caseificio Defendi Luigi, Caravaggio, Bergame, since 1865); the award-winning « Baffalo Blu » range.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Lombardy, Italy
- Format
- ¼ form (~1.5 kg)
- Packaging
- Sold by weight
- Storage
- Refrigerated (2–4 °C)
- Reference
- FRO-014
Information
- Milk
- Buffalo milk, pasteurised
- Paste type
- Blue, creamy-compact
- Ageing
- Long
- Raw / pasteurised milk
- Pasteurised
- Appellation
- Not protected (buffalo milk)
The cheese