Most major salad dressing producers and restaurants in the United States and Canada produce a variant of blue cheese dressing. It is commonly served as a dip with Buffalo wingsorcrudités (raw vegetables).
In addition to being used as a salad dressing, blue cheese dressing pairs well with a number of ingredients like chicken,[3] turkey, garlic bread,[4] and corn.[5] It can be used as a dressing for sandwichesorwraps[5] or incorporated in dips with other ingredients like cream cheese, sour cream,[6] and hot sauce.[7]
Separation of water and oil (instability of the emulsion) is a potential problem with blue cheese dressing.[8]Microbial spoilage is a concern for any type of processed food. Studies have shown that Saccharomyces bailii and Lactobacillus fructivorans are two common microorganisms that spoil salad dressings.[9]Lactobacillus fructivorans is a facultative anaerobe that is acid tolerant, and can survive in a low pH food such as blue cheese dressing.[citation needed]
