Saga is a cheese originating in which of these countries?

Saga cheese originated in Denmark and is a mix of blue cheese and brie. It is a creamy, blue-veined cheese with a white-mould rind.

Saga is a very mild blue-veined cheese. It comes with a delicate blue mold, that may not appear in other varieties of blue cheeses. It is aged for more than 60 days. Saga Blue cheese pairs nicely with white Riesling wines or hearty red wines.

The Saga family of cheeses, includes Blue, Blue Brie, Camembert, Creamy Brie, and Gorgonzola. Saga cheese is also largely produced and sold in America. Arla Foods is one of the largest Saga cheese producers in Denmark.

No one is really sure of the exact history of the Saga cheese. Saga blue cheese is a very popular variant of blue cheese that is made by the Tholstrup family. Originally, the recipe was a very well kept secret by the Tholstrup family but over the ages, the cheese was commercialized for sale. The very first mention of the cheese was way back in 1893. The original company founder, Rasmus Tholstrup first produced the cheese at his family dairy in Karlsunde from his very own milk. Currently, the family owns three production companies that make more than 10,000 tonnes of cheese for commercial sale.