French Blue Cheeses

Roquefort is one of the greatest cheeses of France, made from full-fat, unpasteurized sheep's milk. It has blue veins dispersed throughout its body, developed from the spores of Penicillium roqueforti before the cheese is pressed... READ MORE

Bleu d'Auvergne is a French blue cheese made from raw cow's milk. It has characteristical veins dispersed throughout its body. The mold that forms in the cheese is a result of the production process - Bleu is pricked with long needles tha... READ MORE

Fourme d'Ambert is an unusually tall, round, blue cheese that is unpressed and uncooked, with a high fat content (50%). It's made from pasteurized or raw cow's milk and it is one of the oldest cheeses in France. On the exterior it has a d... READ MORE

Saint Agur is a French cheese originating from Auvergne, particularly the village of Beauzac. This rindless blue cheese is made with cow's milk, and it is typically left to ripen in cellars for 60 days. The flavors are sharp, spicy, and f... READ MORE

Bresse Bleu is a French cheese made with pasteurized cow's milk. This blue cheese hides a soft and creamy texture underneath its bloomy white rind. The aroma is fresh and mushroomy, while the flavor is buttery and very rich. During the pr... READ MORE

Bleu de chèvre is a traditional cheese hailing from Auvergne. This blue cheese is made from pasteurized or raw goat's milk. The rind is covered with ash, and underneath it the texture is soft and supple, with pockets of blue mold t... READ MORE

Rochebaron is a French blue cheese made from cow’s or sheep’s milk. Its texture is soft and creamy, the aroma is strong, while the flavors are mild, mushroomy, and creamy. During the production process, the curd is injected wi... READ MORE

Bleu des Causses is a traditional blue cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk. The cheese is placed in a cave, which is under the influence of drafts of cold and damp air, providing a unique maturation process that lasts for at least 7... READ MORE

Bleu du Mazet is a traditional cheese that’s produced in Lachamp in the department of Lozère. This blue cheese is made from raw cow’s milk. Underneath its bloomy rind, the texture is elastic, dense, and open, with blue-grey marb... READ MORE

La Roche is a French cheese hailing from Rhone-Alpes where it's produced by Fromagerie Guilloteau. The cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk. This blue cheese is left to mature for about 3 weeks. The texture is creamy, soft, and yiel... READ MORE

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is a blue cheese made from a mix of warm, raw fresh milk and last evening's cow's milk, with a white moldy rind that may become orange due to yeast and bacteria. It has been produced in the French regions of Dr&o... READ MORE

Bleu de Laqueuille is a French cheese hailing from the eponymous village of Laqueuille. The cheese was first produced by Antoine Roussel in 1850 and it was the original inspiration for the now-classic Bleu d'Auvergne. It's produced only i... READ MORE

Bleu de Termignon is a French blue cheese produced in the region of Rhône-Alpes. It's made from cow's milk, and only four producers make this cheese during the summer. The cheese has a crusty and rough rind, and underneath it there is a dens... READ MORE

Bleu de Saint-Jean is a French cheese originating from Orne in Normandy. This blue cheese is made from raw cow’s milk and it weighs about 1 kilogram. Underneath its natural rind that’s full of small craters, the texture is hard, dense,... READ MORE

Bleu de Bonneval is a traditional cheese hailing from the village of Bonneval in Savoie. The cheese is made from unpasteurized cow's milk and it's typically left to age for about 8 weeks. Underneath its thin moldy rind, the texture is cre... READ MORE

Bleu du Haut-Jura or Bleu de Septmoncel is a blue, uncooked and unpressed cheese made from the unpasteurized milk of two cow breeds. It has pale blue/green moldy veins dispersed throughout its soft, white/ivory colored body with ... READ MORE