Did you know?
Gorgonzola, a love sin
Italians say that,
in the Middle Ages, a young milkman from
the region of Gorgonzola, near Milan, got distracted by his beloved and made the mistake of mixing the curd from the night before with that of the next day, which
caused an unexpected reaction in the milk, thus giving rise to greenish streaks of mould and a pungent smell.
Luckily for the lover, his carelessness gave rise to an extraordinary cheese that took the name of the town..
Since then, millions of people from the most diverse countries have thanked the boy for his small error.
This charming story illustrates how
gorgonzola has been made for centuries
by mixing curds from two different
milkings for the characteristic mould
to rise spontaneously.