Blue Castello
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Castello is a tradename for a range of cheeses produced by Arla Foods
amba, an agricultural marketing cooperative based in Denmark
.
Worldwide, a variety of cheeses are marketed under the Castello name, including semi-soft cheeses, semi-hard cheeses, blue cheeses, and cream cheeses.
For the European market, Castello markets soft ripened cheeses called Golden and White; Organic Brie
; semi-hard cheeses Herrgård and Prast; blue cheeses Black, Creamy Blue, Danablu, Danablu Gold, Organic Blue, Organic Mild; and a line of cream cheese
s.
For the North American market, Castello markets a camembert
, a brie
, and several varieties of blue cheese
, named Mellow Blue Cheese, Noble Blue Cheese, Extra Creamy Blue (also available sliced), Crumbled Blue Cheese, and Traditional Blue Cheese.
In some markets, the name Blue Castello is used for a triple-cream blue
cow's milk cheese.
.
Castello blue cheeses were developed in the 1960s; the washed rind hosts various moulds that add to the cheese's mildly spicy flavour. It has a smooth, rich texture much like Brie
.
In May, 2011, Rosenborg officially changed its name to "Rosenborg Castello".
Arla Foods
Arla Foods is a Swedish-Danish cooperative based in Århus, Denmark, and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia. Arla Foods was formed as the result of a merger between the Swedish dairy cooperative Arla and the Danish dairy company MD Foods on 17 April 2000.Arla Foods is the seventh...
amba, an agricultural marketing cooperative based in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Worldwide, a variety of cheeses are marketed under the Castello name, including semi-soft cheeses, semi-hard cheeses, blue cheeses, and cream cheeses.
For the European market, Castello markets soft ripened cheeses called Golden and White; Organic Brie
Brie
Brie is a historic region of France most famous for its dairy products, especially Brie cheese. It was once divided into two sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie française, corresponding roughly to the modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region; the...
; semi-hard cheeses Herrgård and Prast; blue cheeses Black, Creamy Blue, Danablu, Danablu Gold, Organic Blue, Organic Mild; and a line of cream cheese
Cream cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting, white cheese with a high fat content. Traditionally, it is made from unskimmed milk enriched with additional cream....
s.
For the North American market, Castello markets a camembert
Camembert
Camembert is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.It is most famous as the place where camembert cheese originated.Camembert has been called "The largest small village in France." This is because the area of the commune itself is out of proportion to the center of the village...
, a brie
Brie
Brie is a historic region of France most famous for its dairy products, especially Brie cheese. It was once divided into two sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie française, corresponding roughly to the modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region; the...
, and several varieties of blue cheese
Blue cheese
Blue cheese is a general classification of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that have had cultures of the mold Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold, and carries a distinct smell, either from that or...
, named Mellow Blue Cheese, Noble Blue Cheese, Extra Creamy Blue (also available sliced), Crumbled Blue Cheese, and Traditional Blue Cheese.
In some markets, the name Blue Castello is used for a triple-cream blue
Blue cheese
Blue cheese is a general classification of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that have had cultures of the mold Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold, and carries a distinct smell, either from that or...
cow's milk cheese.
History
The Tholstrup cheese company was established in 1893 by Rasmus Tholstrup of DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Castello blue cheeses were developed in the 1960s; the washed rind hosts various moulds that add to the cheese's mildly spicy flavour. It has a smooth, rich texture much like Brie
Brie (cheese)
Brie is a soft cow's cheese named after Brie, the French region from which it originated . It is pale in color with a slight grayish tinge under a rind of white mold; very soft and savory with a hint of ammonia...
.
In May, 2011, Rosenborg officially changed its name to "Rosenborg Castello".