Lovers are getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day, the celebration of romantic love around the world on February 14. Whether it’s dinner at home or at a restaurant, the atmosphere is key. Candlelight and background music are a must, but the choice of dishes is also part of the game, and there is a close link between food and eros, now recognized even by science.
Among the foods capable of stimulating desire is Gorgonzola Pdo, thanks mainly to phenylethylamine, the same euphoric substance the brain produces when we fall in love, and to tyrosine, which promotes the production of dopamine, an essential neurotransmitter for desire. However, the world’s most beloved blue cheese has something else going for it: its unmistakable aroma, due to valeric acid, a close relative of a female pheromone, and its “voluptuous” texture. It is not only the taste of Gorgonzola itself that intoxicates lovers, but also its aroma and appearance. So (almost) all the senses are satisfied!
One last curiosity: did you know that cheesemakers also have their own patron saint? It is Saint Lucio, who is celebrated on July 12. His cult began in the 1800s when cheesemakers offered the saint a lira in exchange for his benevolence. A large painting in the Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa in Milan is also dedicated to this saint, right next to the Verziere market, where cheese was one of the most traded goods, and Gorgonzola was king among them.
Here are some tempting ideas:
https://www.gorgonzola.com/recipes/toast-with-avocado-hummus-spicy-gorgonzola-pdo-and-pink-pepper/
https://www.gorgonzola.com/recipes/bruschette-with-gorgonzola-pdo-pears-honey-and-walnuts/
https://www.gorgonzola.com/recipes/savory-ladyfingers-filled-with-spicy-gorgonzola-cheese-cream/
https://www.gorgonzola.com/recipes/gorgonzola-praline-walnuts-pistachio-pumpkin-seeds/
