Cambozola

I was brought up on traditional English cheeses including Stilton which we always had at Christmas. I don't remember having anything like brie or camembert till I was at least in my late teens but that hasn't stopped me becoming fond of that sort of cheese too. I first had Cambozola about 15 - 20 years ago and it was love at first taste. I've always liked Stilton but it can be a little aggressive. Cambozola has all the blueness of Stilton but softened by the mellowness of the brie style cheese it is based on. It was the first blue soft cheese I ever had and is still probably my favourite as it balances the two elements very well giving you a mellow, soft ...  Read the complete review

Cambozola is a relatively new cheese having first been produced in the 1970's. It has been around a bit longer than that though (circa 1900), first known as Bavaria Blu, it has a similar story to Bresse Bleu, created by a company to immitate the Italian Gorgonzola. The exception of course is it's nationality which is German, the Germans are by no means famous for their cheeses which are often based on neighbouring countries cheeses or even made in former parts of the German empire (Alsace, Kaliningrad and parts of Denmark). Germans are Europe's no.1 cheese consumers though, that might of course just be something to do with them having the largest population after Russia, ...  Read the complete review