Ahhhh, Dragons breath Blue.

Hmmm, step aside Stilton! Not bad eh, Gorgonzola?

A small black bell of blue cheese, slice of the top and inhale!

   Delicate I say, a bit spicy: a real pleasant nose. Quite unlike some Bluenoses I know.

Now try some, straight up and chase it with some good bread, a fresh baguette would be perfect Notice the flavour: subtle, no bitterness, nothing harsh. Slightly milky, it lingers pleasantly. Pass the wine! Some more?

   What else can I say? I am biased. It is my baby, I played around a bit, experimented some and there it was: small blue bell of blue cheese! I thought it deserved a fierce name like dogs breath.

However my better half strongly disagreed, we polled some friends and since then it was referred to as Dragons breath blue. And its f(l)ame spread from coast to coast!

   Truth be known: I did a little more than just playing around with it, it took us several

years to fine- tune the process and it still is a tiny little bit like getting a cat in a bag.

It’s texture ranges from firm pasty to soft-almost runny, but 95% are in the soft pasty (preferred) range.

   
   As it is aged at ambient temperatures, it travels comfortably by mail, car, plane or dogsled. Keep it out of the hot sun though and away from the radiator: It might cause the wax to melt! We ship by mail year-round. However an extended trip in a small box at high summer temperatures might make it look and smell rather unappetizing upon arrival! Sometimes they weep a bit through tiny pinholes in the wax: Just freshen up with some warm (soapy) water and change the diaper!

Now slice off the top: sometimes the body is covered with mould (that is a good thing), mix it in little bit, the body should white-creamy (when darker (brownish), it is overripe: safe to eat but tastes awful!

Rule of thumb: Firm pasty easily keeps for a year whereas soft runny can be overripe within a month. However refrigeration can extend that timeframe substantially!

How to eat it

Well, let me count the ways!

I prefer it straight up, chased by real bread like a baguette or nice sourdough.

Our daughter loves it melted on pasta.

 Send us your Dragon's Breath Receipes

 Can you  get it send directly to you or to someone else as a gift outside of Nova

Scotia?   Absolutely: Yes

However as we are only licensed for the province, our products cannot be offered for resale outside our province, but we can ship to anyone who craves it for personal consumption! We are only an E-mail away and Canada Post does a wonderful job!