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bleu cheese

American  
[bloo] / blu /

noun

  1. blue cheese.


Etymology

Origin of bleu cheese

1955–60; French bleu for blue because certain highly prized blue cheeses come from France


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Later, I discovered my new favorite bleu cheese at the Sky Lagoon in Kópavogur.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021

And just as important: “Good bleu cheese. The bleu cheese is crucial,” Gronkowski said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

Walnuts and apple go well with bleu cheese in a tenderloin.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2017

They knew him so well that when he ordered the chicken wings, he didn’t have to tell them to hold the bleu cheese.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2017

I stuffed one side of the roaster with the bleu cheese- mushroom mixture and omitted the bleu cheese from the stuffing for the other side.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

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