Gryphon's Aeire Food Fact - Roquefort Cheese

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Roquefort cheese is made from ewes' (sheep's) milk, and is one 
of the world's oldest known cheeses. It was mentioned by Pliny 
and was Charlemagne's favorite cheese. The blue veining is the 
mold Penicillium roqueforti, and originally came from the 
walls of the limestone caves in the south of France where the 
cheese was ripened. Today the mold is injected into the cheese 
to ensure even distribution, but it is still aged in the same 
caves.  All true Roquefort cheese has a red sheep brand on 
the foil label.


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