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' Roman pecorino ') is a hard, salty Italian cheese made from sheep's milk, often used for grating over pasta or other dishes. The name pecorino means 'ovine' or 'of sheep' in Italian; the name of the cheese, although protected, is a description rather than a brand: [formaggio] pecorino romano means 'sheep's [cheese] of Rome'.
Parmesan cheese, a hard cheese originally from the Italian province of Parma. Hard cheeses are packed tightly into forms (usually wheels) and aged for months or years until their moisture content is significantly less than half of their weight, leading to a firm and granular texture. Most of the whey is removed before pressing the curd.
The area in which Parmigiano Reggiano can be produced, according to EU and Italian PDO legislation Parmigiano Reggiano. Parmesan (Italian: Parmigiano Reggiano, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːno redˈdʒaːno]) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cow's milk and aged at least 12 months or, outside the European Union and Lisbon Agreement countries, a locally produced imitation.
Name Image Region Description Caravane cheese: The brand name of a camel milk cheese produced in Mauritania by Tiviski, [5] a company founded by Nancy Abeiderrhamane in 1987. The milk used to make the cheese is collected from the local animals of a thousand nomadic herdsmen, and is very difficult to produce, but yields a product that is low in lactose.
Ultra-aged Sardinian pecorino cheese. Produced in Sardinia and distributed from Genoa. Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have protected designation of origin (PDO) status under European Union law, pecorino romano is probably the best known outside Italy, especially in the United States, which has been an important export market for the cheese since the 19th century. [2]
Cheddar cheese Country of origin England Region Somerset Town Cheddar, Somerset Source of milk Cow Pasteurised Depends on variety Texture Relatively hard Aging time 3–24 months depending on variety Certification West Country Farmhouse Cheddar (PDO) Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar (PGI) Named after Cheddar Related media on Commons Cheddar cheese (or simply cheddar) is a natural cheese that is ...
This hard, crumbly-textured cheese is made with unpasteurized cows' milk that is semi-skimmed. To preserve the authenticity of the manufacturing processes and raw materials used to make this cheese, Grana Padano was registered as a denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) in 1955, and as a European Union protected designation of origin (PDO ...
Hard salted cheese is likely to have accompanied dairying from the outset. It is the only form in which milk can be kept in a hot climate. Dairying existed around 4,000 BC in the grasslands of the Sahara. [7] Cheese produced in Europe, where climates are cooler than in the Middle East, required less salt for preservation.