Italian Gorgonzola Dolce (4x1.5kg)
SKU CHIT-GORDDOL
Original price
$161.70
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Original price
$161.70
Original price
$161.70
$161.70
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$161.70
Current price
$161.70
Gorgonzola DOP dolce
A soft, blue cheese made with uncooked cow’s whole milk . Its name is that of a small town in Lombardy near Milan, where it is said to have been born in the twelfth century in order to retrieve a forgotten curd of the day before. Gorgonzola Dolce is a soft cheese, with a homogeneous distribution of its mainly blue coloured veins.
| TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL VALUES (in 100 g of product) | |
|---|---|
| Energetic value (Kcal) | 1315 kJ / 317 Kcal |
| Fat(g) | 26 g |
| Of which Saturates (g) | 17,5 g |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 1,1 g |
| Of which Sugars (g) | 1,1 g |
| Protein (g) | 19,6 g |
| Salt (g) | 1,8 g |
FEATURES
Production zone
Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Milano, Novara, Treviso
Production period
All year
Ingredients
Pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, rennet.
Taste
Sweet, not very strong .
Rind
Compact, rough, hard and grey/pinkish in colour, not edible.
Consistency
White or pale yellow, buttery and melty, mottled in the development of bluish mold.
Ageing
50 days minimum.
AWARDS
2022 – Bronze medal at World Cheese Awards in Wales (UK)
2021 – Gold medal at World Cheese Awards in Oviedo (ES)
2017 – Plate of excellence at Infiniti Blu awards of Gorgonzola (MI)
2017 – Gold medal in category “Soft, Semi-Soft & Cream Cheese” at Nantwich awards (UK)
2016 – Super Gold medal for il 3rd year in a row e 3rd in Top 16 cheese of the world at World Cheese Awards of San Sebastian (ES)
2015 – Super Gold medal at World Cheese Awards of Birmingham (UK)
2015 – Silver medal at World Cheese Awards of Birmingham (UK)
2015 – Gold medal in category “Soft & Cream Cheese” aat Nantwich awards (UK)
2014 – Super Gold medal at World Cheese Awards of London (UK)
2013 – Gold medal at World Cheese Awards of Birmingham (UK)
2013 – Culture Magazine (USA) indicate Gorgonzola dolce Arrigoni as one of 101 Best Cheeses of Years