Chiriboga Blue
A native of Ecuador, Arturo Chiriboga has mastered the art of German cheesemaking. At the foot of the Alps in Bad Oberdorf, Bavaria, he makes his eponymously-named blue based on a recipe for a cheese called Bavarian Blue that was developed in 1902. Though the original cheese was modeled on Roquefort, this incarnation is nothing like the French classic.
Chiriboga Blue is intensely rich and buttery, with a dense, tongue-coating texture that is reminiscent of frozen custard. It has flavors of sweet cream and grass, with a balanced blue piquancy.
Farm / Company: Käserei Obere Muhle/Columbia Cheese
Cheesemaker: Arturo Chiriboga
Proprietor: Arturo Chiriboga
Affineur: Arturo Chiriboga
City, State: Bad Oberdorf
Region: Bavaria
Country: Germany
Milk Type: Cow
Milk Treatment: Raw
Rennet: Traditional
Rind: None
Texture: Firm
Aging: 1-3 months
Size(s): 5-pound wheel
