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French Blue Cheese Roquefort Christmas Ornament 111309 Inge-Glas of Germany Introduced 2009 from the "Gourmet Christmas" Collection Measures approximately 3 1/2", made of German mouth blown, hand painted glass. All Inge-Glas ornaments are mouth blown and handpainted in workshops in Germany, following the centuries-old-tradition. Inge-Glas offers superior Germany quality and true Heirloom treasures. Legend has it that the cheese was discovered when a youth, eating his lunch of bread and ewes' milk cheese, saw a beautiful girl in the distance. Abandoning his meal in a nearby cave, he ran to meet her. When he returned a few months later, the mold (Penicillium roqueforti) had transformed his plain cheese into Roquefort.
French Blue Cheese Roquefort Christmas Ornament
111309 Inge-Glas of Germany
Introduced 2009 from the "Gourmet Christmas" Collection
Measures approximately 3 1/2", made of German mouth blown, hand painted glass.
All Inge-Glas ornaments are mouth blown and handpainted in workshops in Germany, following the centuries-old-tradition. Inge-Glas offers superior Germany quality and true Heirloom treasures.
Legend has it that the cheese was discovered when a youth, eating his lunch of bread and ewes' milk cheese, saw a beautiful girl in the distance. Abandoning his meal in a nearby cave, he ran to meet her. When he returned a few months later, the mold (Penicillium roqueforti) had transformed his plain cheese into Roquefort.
SKU: 111309-blue-cheese