What’s the absolute best blue cheese? Well, for me that would be stilton. It’s rich and savory and creamy with just the right amount of tang. For you, though, it might be gorgonzola with its ultra sharp, almost sour flavor paired with a creamy texture. Someone else reading this might be screaming about cambozola, a crazy-creamy blend of gorgonzola and camembert. But we’re not here to debate the best blue cheese overall, we’re here to recommend the best blue cheese brand you can buy from the grocery store—you know, when your local cheesemonger is on vacation in a cave somewhere and you simply cannot wait to get your moldy fix.
For this taste test, I scoured cheese aisles of local grocery stores for nearly 20 different kinds of blue cheese. We tasted wedges of gorgonzola and roquefort, we tasted many tubs of blue cheese crumbles, and of course we couldn’t leave out Trader Joe’s blue cheese selection. We judged these cheeses on texture, tang (blue cheese should always be at least a little tangy), funkiness, and uniqueness. Many of the blue cheeses we tried were fine—but eight were memorable.
Here’s the best blue cheese (or the best bleu cheese, if you’re fancy) that you can find at the supermarket.
Other blue cheeses we tasted: Trader Joe’s Crumbled Blue Cheese, Primo Taglio Blue Cheese Crumbles, Mauro Gianni Blue Cheese Crumbled, Kingston Blue Cheese Crumbles, Roth Buttermilk Blue Cheese Crumbles, Litehouse Blue Cheese Center Cut, BelGioioso Crumbly Gorgonzola, Trader Joe’s Cambozola, Treasure Cave Cheese, Trader Joe’s French Roquefort Cheese
Roquefort – The King of Blues: This legendary cheese hails from the south of France and boasts an intense, salty flavor that perfectly balances its creamy texture.
Here’s the best blue cheese (or the best bleu cheese, if you’re fancy) that you can find at the supermarket.
For this taste test, I scoured cheese aisles of local grocery stores for nearly 20 different kinds of blue cheese. We tasted wedges of gorgonzola and roquefort, we tasted many tubs of blue cheese crumbles, and of course we couldn’t leave out Trader Joe’s blue cheese selection. We judged these cheeses on texture, tang (blue cheese should always be at least a little tangy), funkiness, and uniqueness. Many of the blue cheeses we tried were fine—but eight were memorable.
What’s the absolute best blue cheese? Well, for me that would be stilton. It’s rich and savory and creamy with just the right amount of tang. For you, though, it might be gorgonzola with its ultra sharp, almost sour flavor paired with a creamy texture. Someone else reading this might be screaming about cambozola, a crazy-creamy blend of gorgonzola and camembert. But we’re not here to debate the best blue cheese overall, we’re here to recommend the best blue cheese brand you can buy from the grocery store—you know, when your local cheesemonger is on vacation in a cave somewhere and you simply cannot wait to get your moldy fix.
Other blue cheeses we tasted: Trader Joe’s Crumbled Blue Cheese, Primo Taglio Blue Cheese Crumbles, Mauro Gianni Blue Cheese Crumbled, Kingston Blue Cheese Crumbles, Roth Buttermilk Blue Cheese Crumbles, Litehouse Blue Cheese Center Cut, BelGioioso Crumbly Gorgonzola, Trader Joe’s Cambozola, Treasure Cave Cheese, Trader Joe’s French Roquefort Cheese
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