Bleu de Laqueuille
France

Similar to Bleu d’Auvergne, but with a different savor.  Named for its originator, Antoine Roussel-Laqueuille, who first made it a century ago, in 1854.

Bleu de Limousin, Fromage
Lower Limousin

Practically the same as Bleu de Bassillac, from Lower Limousin.

Bleu de Salers
France

A variety of Bleu d’Auvergne from the same province distinguished for its blues that are green.  With the majority, this is at its best only in the winter months, from November to May.

Bleu, Fromage see Bleu d’Auvergne.

Bleu-Olivet see Olivet.

Blind

The name for cheeses lacking the usual holes of the type they belong to, such as blind Swiss.

Block Edam
U.S.A.

U.S. imitation of the classical Dutch cheese named after the town of
Edam.

Block, Smoked
Austria

The name is self-explanatory and suggests a well-colored meerschaum.

Bloder, or Schlicker Milch
Switzerland

Sour-milker.

Blue Cheddar see Cheshire-Stilton.

Blue, Danish see Danish Blue.

Blue Dorset see Dorset.

Blue, Jura see Jura Bleu and Septmoncel.

Blue, and Blue with Port Links
U.S.A.

One of the modern American process sausages.

Blue, Minnesota see Minnesota.

Blue Moon
U.S.A.

A process product.

Blue Vinny, Blue Vinid, Blue-veined Dorset, or Double Dorset Dorsetshire, England

A unique Blue that actually isn’t green-veined.  Farmers make it for private consumption, because it dries up too easily to market.  An epicurean esoteric match for Truckles No. 1 of Wiltshire.  It comes in a flat form, chalk-white, crumbly and sharply flavored, with a “royal Blue” vein running right through horizontally.  The Vinny mold, from which it was named, is different from all other cheese molds and has a different action.

Bocconi Geganti
Italy

Sharp and smoky specialty.

Bocconi Provoloni see Provolone.

Boite see Fromage de Boite.

Bombay
India

Hard; goat; dry; sharp.  Good to crunch with a Bombay Duck in place of a cracker.

Bondes see Bondon de Neufchatel.

Bondon de Neufchatel, or Bondes
Normandy, France

Nicknamed Bonde a tout bien, from resemblance to the bung in a barrel of Neuchatel wine.  Soft, small loaf rolls, fresh and mild.  Similar to Gournay, but sweeter because of 2% added sugar.

Bondon de Rouen
France

A fresh Neufchatel, similar to Petit Suisse, but slightly salted, to last up to ten days.

Bondost
Sweden

When caraway seed is added this is called Kommenost, spelled Kuminost in Norway.