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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In the most recent season of Top Chef, Chef Cesar Murillo blended white chocolate with bleu cheese.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
When her time in the challenge was over, Hagan ate a bleu cheese cheeseburger, French fries and local beer - the meal she chose after weeks without such food - surrounded by her camera crew.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2020
Another server presented my friend and me with a cheese plate, pointing out bleu cheese, goat cheese with Moroccan spices, smoked Gouda, Gruyere.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
Walnuts and apple go well with bleu cheese in a tenderloin.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 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 Mitzi Perdue
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