Gorgonzolan.
/ɡɔːɡənˈzəʊlə/ A type of blue cheese, usually made from cow's milk, originally produced at Gorgonzola.
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1878 Cassell's Family Mag. Aug. 535/1 Gruyère, Camembert, and Gorgonzola are all delicious cheeses.
1885 Times 8 Oct. 6/6 Specimens of Gorgonzola, Roquefort, Gruyere, Parmesan, Edam and Gouda cheese.
1896 J. Long & J. Benson Cheese 49 The Gorgonzola process.
1910 Practitioner Feb. 211 It has become quite an easy matter to make Gorgonzola, Camembert, Pont l'évêque, Gruyère, anything you like, in Nottinghamshire.
1955 Times 10 May 12/4 Gorgonzola, the Italian blue veined cheese, on the other hand, is dependent on no unique caves; the process of manufacture is copied elsewhere and Danish cheesemakers send their own brands of Gorgonzola to this country.
1971 Sunday Times 28 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 39/4 Gorgonzola, one of Europe's three great blue cheeses, it is naturally veined, creamy, and made of cow's milk.
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