Bleu d'Auvergne (AOP)法國奧萬尼藍紋乳酪

口感層次：圓扁形，內芯有明顯因為針刺氣孔產生的藍綠色青黴菌叢，質地易碎，50％乳脂肪賦予厚實的奶油香氣，怡人的重金屬般的味道，口感微鹹帶甜，是法國零食正餐都會用到的日常美食。

賞味方式：搭配麵包沙拉水果就很美味，Bleu d''''''''Auvergne在法國菜單上，被視為開胃菜(apéro)的一部分，搭配餐前飲料和小吃，經常用於牛排或魚類海鮮沾醬或義大利麵調味，或是製作泡芙或水果甜點…等等一流的美食，在法國料理佔有相當重要的地位。適合搭配葡萄酒，如甜點風格的雷斯玲Riesling和蘇維翁Sauvignon Blanc，或厚實強烈的紅葡萄酒，以及豐富的深色啤酒(如英國大麥酒)。

保存方法：由於含水量高，4度冷藏保存，注意保溼和防潮。尤其是開封後，要用保鮮膜或防油紙包妥放在保鮮盒中，避免冰箱內其他食物解凍水的污染，而降低口感風味或腐壞。 

Bleu d''''''''Auvergne AOP - A  creamy, crumbly, and tasty, 50% fat, blue, cow’s milk cheese.Named for its place of origin in the Auvergne region of south-central France. It is made from cow''''''''s milk, and is one of the cheeses granted the Appellation d''''''''origine contrôlée from the French government in 1975 and AOP in 2009. 

Bleu d''''''''Auvergne is a strongly flavored blue cheese that was created by a farmer called Antoine Roussel at 1845. Originally Roussel planned for the cheese to be a cow’s milk version of the Roquefort sheep’s milk cheese and Roquefort is a very potent blue cheese.  While Bleu d''''''''Auvergne is a strong cheese, it is not up there with Roquefort among the powerhouse blue cheeses. 

Roussel noted that the occurrence of blue molds on his curd resulted in an agreeable taste, and conducted experiments to determine how veins of such mold could be induced. After several failed tests, Roussel discovered that the application of rye bread mold created the veining, and that pricking the curd with a needle provided increased aeration. It allowed the mold to enter the curd and encouraged its growth. Subsequently, his discovery and techniques spread throughout the region. 

Today, bleu d''''''''Auvergne is prepared via mechanical needling processes. It is then aged for approximately 4 weeks in cool, wet cellars before distribution, a relatively short period for blue cheeses.Bleu d''''''''Auvergne has a strong and pungent taste, but to a lesser extent than other blue cheeses; it is less salted, with a creamier and more buttery taste and a moister texture. 

On the menu Bleu d''''''''Auvergne will be part of a French apéro, a pre-dinner drink and snack, or in a sauce with steak or fish, on a cheese plater or the cheese trolley, or part of a dessert with fruit. There is excellent dining in the region, with many Auvergnat dishes on French Menus, where the Bleu d''''''''Auvergne has an important part to play. 

Bleu d''''''''Auvergne is often used in salad dressings and pasta seasonings, and also it is a good cheese for snacking. Sweet wines such as dessert - style riesling and sauvignon blanc or strong, robust red wines are commonly recommended to accompany it as well as rich, dark beer such as English barley wine or American porter, which have both the sweetness and bold flavor required to balance the cheese.