Stilton

United Kingdom

appellation: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

place: Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire

milk: cow (none specified, in practice nearly all Holstein, British Friesian, or a combination), pasteurized

type: semi-firm, blue

size: an upright cylinder, commonly 7 to 8 inches wide by 8 to 10 inches tall, weighing 6 to 8 kilos (14 to 18 pounds)

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