There’s a $ 22,000 Blue Cheese that Spends 2 Months Growing Mold in a Cave — Here’s How it’s Made

Fernando Teixeira, Izabela Cardoso and Lauren Shamo, Business Insider Deli February 17, 2020

Cabrales is a signature blue cheese made in Asturias, Spain.

And one of these wheels can sell for more than $20,000.

To be authentic Cabrales, the milk must come from dairies in this small area, and the wheels must spend at least two months aging in these natural caves to let the mold do its work. 

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