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Roquefort cheese

 
Roquefort cheese
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What is Roquefort cheese?

Roquefort is considered as the "King of cheeses". It has a tingly pungent taste and ranks among blue cheeses. Only the milk of specially bred sheep is used and is ripened in limestone caverns. It has the cylinder-shape with sticky, pale ivory, natural rind. Ripe Roquefort is creamy, thick and white on the inside and have a thin, burnt-orange skin. The ripening of the cheeses is in the natural, damp aired caves found under the village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

Substitute for Roquefort cheese

Blue cheese, Gorgonzola, Stilton

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Nutrition Information For Roquefort cheese

Serving Size
1 oz
 
Calories
105
Calories from Fat
81
 
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
10%
Saturated Fat 5g
10%
Cholesterol 26mg
10%
Sodium 513mg
20%
Potassium
26g
0%
Total Carbohydrate 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 6g
10%
 
Vitamin A  0% • Vitamin C  0%
Calcium  0% • Iron  0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Favorite Roquefort cheese Recipes

  • Lobster Cobb Salad
    Features lobster, green beans, bacon, avocado, cheese, boiled eggs, watercress and Roqeufort cheese.
  • Roquefort Pecan Rounds
    Cream cheese is combined with Roquefort and a little Cognac, then rolled in crushed pecans, chilled and sliced. the little rounds can be served with a fresh baguette, or table water crackers

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