Murianengo

/moo-ryah-NEHN-goh/
[Italian]

Murianengo is a cylinder of dry, hard blue artisan cheese made with cow's milk. It has an ivory to yellow paste and a wrinkled, hard, reddish-grey rind. It is produced in Piedmont, along the border with France in the alpine pastures of the Moncenisio Pass. On the other side of the border the same cheese is called 'Bleu du Mont Cenis'. Murianengo is made with raw, either skimmed or whole milk and contains 50% (30%) fat. It may be found in the following dimensions: 25 or 35 cm (10" or 14") diameter x 10 or 20 cm (4" or 8") deep, weighing 8 or 10 kg (1 lb 1½ oz or 1lb 6 oz). The cheese is also available dusted with ash. Affinage is 3-7 months.

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