bleu cheese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bleu cheese
1955–60; French bleu for blue because certain highly prized blue cheeses come from France
Example Sentences
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Later, I discovered my new favorite bleu cheese at the Sky Lagoon in Kópavogur.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021
It’s considered taboo in Buffalo to serve wings with anything but bleu cheese.
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
It's now one of my all-time personal favorites too, but I've felt leery about serving it to guests without knowing ahead of time that they liked bleu cheese.
From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi
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