Gorgonzola is a village in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, formerly with a separate identity, but now part of the Milan metropolitan area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ...
The well known Gorgonzola cheese originated in Gorgonzola. Gorgonzola is a blue-headed Italian cheese, made from unskimmed cows milk. ...
In Belgian comic book series Tintin , the name Gorgonzola is included in the name Marquis di Gorgonzola, an alias for criminal tycoon Roberto Rastapopoulos. Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ... The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ...
Gorgonzola is a blue-headed Italian cheese, made from unskimmed cow's milk.
Gorgonzola is made in the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy from whole pasteurized cows milk to which is added the bacteria, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus along with spores of the mold Penicillium glaucum.
Most Gorgonzola is actually produced in Novara, but the DOC zone also includes the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Cuneo, Milan, Pavia, and Vercelli, as well as the zone of Casale Monferrato.
The town of Gorgonzola (45N32', 9E24') is in the Po river valley in the Lombardy region of Italy, a few dozen kilometers east of Milano.
Gorgonzola cheese is made from cow's milk (unlike Roquefort, which is a sheep cheese).
The "Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Gorgonzola" was formed in 1970 to safeguard the interests of the producers, and they typically brand the cheese as a guarantee the genuiness of Gorgonzola product.
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