bleu
Definition
- Noun:
- Cheese containing a blue mold: "Bleu" refers to a type of cheese characterized by veins of blue, blue-green, or grey-blue mold, which gives it a distinctive sharp, salty, and often pungent flavor.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The salad was topped with crumbled bleu. (The salad was topped with crumbled blue cheese.)
- She prefers a strong bleu like Roquefort on her crackers. (She prefers a strong blue cheese like Roquefort on her crackers.)
- This recipe calls for four ounces of bleu. (This recipe calls for four ounces of blue cheese.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bleu" as a culinary term: Often used in restaurant menus and recipes, particularly in phrases like "bleu cheese dressing" or "steak au poivre with a bleu cheese sauce."
- The wedge salad is served with a house-made bleu cheese dressing. (The wedge salad is served with a house-made blue cheese dressing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Blue cheese (n): The more common English term for "bleu." They are synonyms.
- Bleu is simply the French word for "blue," used in English for this cheese.
- Bleu cheese (n): A common compound form using the target word.
- He ordered the burger with bleu cheese and bacon.
Synonyms
- Blue cheese: The direct English equivalent.
- Fromage bleu: The full French term, sometimes used in English contexts.
Related Phrases
- Bleu cheese dressing: A creamy salad dressing or dip made with blue cheese, buttermilk, mayonnaise, and other seasonings.
- Would you like ranch or bleu cheese dressing with your wings?
- Bleu d'Auvergne, Bleu de Gex, Bleu des Causses: Specific protected names for French blue cheeses from particular regions.
- Bleu d'Auvergne is a famous French blue cheese from the Auvergne region.
Noun
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cheese containing a blue mold
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