{"data":{"slug":"maytag-blue","name":"Maytag Blue","country":"United States","milk":"cow","style":"blue","style_label":"Blue","strength":4,"strength_label":"Bold","summary":"Made since 1941 by the washing-machine family, from a university recipe.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/maytag-blue\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/maytag-blue","region":"Iowa","aka":null,"texture":"Moist and crumbly, densely veined","rind":"Thin natural rind under foil","age":{"min_months":6,"max_months":12,"label":"6 mo \u2013 1 yr"},"description":"The Maytag family \u2014 of the appliance company \u2014 kept a prize Holstein herd in Newton, Iowa, and in 1941 started making blue cheese from it using a homogenisation process developed at Iowa State University.\n\nHand-made in small batches and cave-aged at least six months. Sharp, lemony and pungent, with a crumbly paste and a long tangy finish. Still one of the best blues made in North America.","flavour_notes":["lemon","salt","peppery blue","cream"],"pairings":["Iowa cider","Steak","Pecans","Port"],"vegetarian":null,"pasteurised":true,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"rogue-river-blue","name":"Rogue River Blue","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/rogue-river-blue"},{"slug":"bleu-dauvergne","name":"Bleu d\u2019Auvergne","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/bleu-dauvergne"},{"slug":"stilton","name":"Blue Stilton","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/stilton"},{"slug":"danablu","name":"Danablu","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/danablu"}]}}