What you need to do is to check for any weird looking mold, off smell and texture. That’s to say, most of the time the cheese is still good to eat even past the best-by date. The “preferibilmente entro” means “preferably by” in Italian. Besides, gorgonzola is not as hard and dried like the parmesan ( read comparison) which has a better shelf life.īut, we are doing the granny’s its-still-all-good fashion for not wasting food. In common sense, it should be discarded for perishable food like cheese that after the expiry date. If you store your cheese properly in the fridge, it can last for a couple of good weeks. If not, you can simply avoid eating the moldy part of the gorgonzola by cutting off at least 1-inch around the spot.įor soft runny cheeses like brie and camembert, if you see some unnatural mold growing on it like the image above, you should throw them away. Chances are, these microscopic bad boys could be very likely already contaminated the cheese during the process. So the deal here is the grandma-style inspection.īy that mean, If there is clearly mold inside the unopened package of gorgonzola, don’t eat it. We don’t like to waste food, cheese in this case, but we always are forgetful. So, Is Moldy Gorgonzola still Safe to Eat? The aged version is gorgonzola piccante, which tends to be stronger in smell, sharper taste and harder texture. If you don’t want your gorgonzola to be too stinky, get the younger gorgonzola - dolce. This is the same type of bacteria that makes your feet stink. An example is a type of bacteria called B. The smell is caused by the mold and bacteria that grows with the cheese. Gorgonzola’s stinkiness is considered mild-and-acceptable among the blue cheeses. Some people may reckon as sourness, or fair smelly. It’s normal for gorgonzola to smell a little pungent with mild creamy aroma. There are a few more colonies I notice after, see upper right cluster of grey color mold. Sometimes can be harden, dried, and darken in color depending on how you store it. Physically looks melted, wet and slimy texture.Smell/taste “off” - sour, rancid, putrid odor, ammonia or chemical-like, overpowering feet-like, spoiled milk.Unnatural new mold/bacteria growth - black/grey/white/yellow/pink mold could be in patches, small dots, or fuzzy on the cheese surface.The gorgonzola gone bad has a few characteristics: The perfectly matured gorgonzola should have a delicious taste of sweetness, strong aroma, sharp, buttery, and a slight crumbly but firm texture. So, how’s the good gorgonzola should look & taste like? If you are getting a young gorgonzola dolce, it tends to be softer almost like a butter. Gorgonzola is supposed to be semi-soft and smooth to cut, where some cheese dust might stick to the knife and that’s normal.
When it gets soft and sticky, it means bad right? No. Image by Lori visiting an Italy cheese factory. This is the gorgonzola in the aging stage which takes ~2 months.
If you are not sure which one, I’d say this one on Amazon is pretty good but not sure if it’s still available now. That’s why some brands produce way better taste than the other. The cheesemaking process has to be operated under a controlled environment for certain microorganisms to thrive, which often geographically bounded. It’s common for workers to scrap off the mold before packing – for making it more appealing.īut it’s totally safe to eat. In fact, the whole wheel of cheese is likely to cover in mold and bacteria when aged for months. Yes, gorgonzola is a mold-infested product – but not any random mold. It’s due to the blooming of mold Penicillium glaucum in the cheese. Gorgonzola is one of the blue cheese that has the beautiful blue veins, or sometimes in patches. If properly stored and past the expiration date, the gorgonzola might still be good to eat. If sit out unrefrigerated, the mold/bacterial growth usually start to take place very quickly in just 4-10 hours. If the package is opened, it will last for about a week or less. Normally, unopened gorgonzola can last 2-3 weeks in the fridge.
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You must be curious about how long does gorgonzola last once opened? and how to tell if it has gone bad? Here is the quick answer for you: Eww, It’s moldy! It must be spoiled, isn’t? It depends.
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