St Agur Blue Cheese

I recently discovered St Agur Blue Cheese when I saw it on special offer at a supermarket. It made me wonder why on earth I had never purchased it before. I am a huge blue cheese fan, and on tasting this cheese, I realised what I had been missing, it certainly gives Stilton a run for its money. Look and texture wise it differs from blue cheeses such as Danish Blue and Blue Stilton. It is far softer and actually cuts in a similar manner to a brie. It has a similar colour to that of a Danish Blue, with pure white cheese speckled with greenish blue veins. It is fair to say that it looks quite exotic. Taste and texture wise, St Agur is an extremely ...  Read the complete review

I bought this cheese in Tesco as it was on special offer for a pound, so as I'm a fan of soft cheeses and blue cheese in general, I thought I'd give it a go. And I was glad I did! I found it to be a delicious and versatile blue cheese. The pack is reasonably attractive, with a cardboard outer sleeve, which encases a plastic pack with the cheese inside. The cardboard sleeve is useful as it stops the cheese falling around in the fridge. The cheese itself looks tasty with blue veins and is presented in a triangular wedge shape. It has a pleasant aroma - not too strong to stink out the fridge, which is a bonus! Saint Agur is soft, but ...  Read the complete review

I don't think that I could ever eat enough cheese! I adore the stuff whether it's soft, hard, strong or mild, I'll try anything but I have to say that Saint Agur is extremely close to the top on my list of favourite cheeses. It is a little gem found either pre-packed in the chiller, or it can be bought by weight in most delis. Whilst on holiday in France last year, I came across a delicious cheese called Bleu D'Auvergne, and I have searched for it in vain, but never found it in this country. When I came across Saint Agur, purely by chance because it was on special offer, I was surprised and delighted at how close it resembled Bleu D'Auvergne. On ...  Read the complete review

St Agur is a french cheese originating from the French region of Auvergne. It is made of pasteurized cow milk and it can be found in UK in Tesco and Sainsbury. It is a blue cheese, in my opinion closer to Gorgonzola than Stilton.The production of St Agur follows the same patterns of that of other blue cheeses. At some point penicillum is instered in the fermented milk, and this will give it the blue. St Agur is quite creamy, or, at least, it should be. I found that there are few varieties of St Agur, at least in France. St Agur is not a cheese for the faint hearted. It is strong in flavour, but the ...  Read the complete review

I never normally buy this sort of thing, but I was supermarket shopping with my friend and we discovered this in the dairy section. It was reduced to £1.39. My friend decided to buy it. I was curious. It looked a lot like stilton. I do like stilton, but the taste can be overpowering sometimes. So we got home and I decided to try a nibble. I was pleasantly surprised. It is like stilton only with a gorgeous, creamy texture. It is a very, very soft cheese. When I first bit into it I definitely got the taste of stilton, but as I chewed I got this sweetness coming through. I love how you can really pick out the blue from the rest of it. I ...  Read the complete review