Why is blue cheese green?

Answer 1

Blue cheese gets the name from the veins of blue colored mold that go through it. It is intentional, as it is a cheese curd infected with penecillium to have that result, which also gives it the pungent flavor.

Answer 2

Blue cheese is called blue cheese because it's made from mold, but it is good mold not the bad. It also has blue-green veins in it.

Blue cheese is not made from mold, it is made from milk, it is infected(intentionally) with penicillium to give it the characteristic blue veining and pungent flavor. The blue veining throughout the cheese is where it gets the name.

Answer 3

The blue refers to the blue veins of mould which grow in the cheese, and they really are blue.

Answer 4

First of all, it's blue if you look closely. Anyway, it's blue because it's moldy, mold that's good for you and that you can eat of course.

Answer 5

Because of the blue color of the mold....

Answer 6

blue cheese has blue mold on it