Arrigoni Gorgonzola Piccante DOP*

Arrigoni Formaggi was established in 1914 by Battista Arrigoni as a milk processing farm in the small town of Pagazzano in northern Italy. Today, the fourth generation proudly produces a variety of award-winning Italian cheeses.

There are many origin stories for Gorgonzola. According to one, this classic blue cheese was invented by a lovesick cheese maker who, in his haste to meet his lover, forgot the curd in a cauldron overnight only to mix it up on the following morning. The resulting cheese, given that the more acid paste from the previous evening would not amalgamate perfectly with the morning’s paste, had a wealth of folds and crannies which encouraged the development of moulds inside the cheese as it ripened. The outcome, however, was a pleasant change and the method was subsequently repeated deliberately.

Arrigoni Gorgonzola Piccante is intense, sharp, and slightly metallic, with dark blue veins marbled liberally through the dense ivory paste. It has a creamy yet crumbly texture and powerful flavour with a long finish.

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