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Squacquerone is a cow's milk cheese, made from whole milk, with a very short maturation. It is similar to crescenza, although the paste (white in color) is less consistent due to the high water content. [2] It is made of pasteurized or raw milk, and is extremely soft, creamy, and spreadable.
Sottocenere (meaning "under ash") is originally from Venice, Italy, and is made with pasteurized cow's milk and slices of truffles, then rubbed with various herbs and spices. [2] It is aged in an ash rind as a way to preserve it over a long period without losing flavor, a tradition in the Venetian region.
Stracchino is usually eaten on its own but also as a filling for some kinds of bread: in Recco, on the Italian Riviera east of Genoa, focaccia con il formaggio ('cheese focaccia') or focaccia di Recco is typically filled with crescenza, while in Romagna and in parts of some nearby regions (e.g. northern Marche, Umbria, and eastern Tuscany) it ...
A cheese variety of what might be considered the earliest form of today's pecorino romano was first created in the countryside around Rome, whose production methods are described by Latin authors such as Marcus Terentius Varro and Pliny the Elder about 2,000 years ago. [2] Its long-term storage capacity led to it being used for feeding Roman ...
Ragusano is an Italian cow's-milk cheese produced in the provinces of Ragusa and Syracuse.It is a firm pasta filata ('stretched-curd') cheese made with whole milk from cows of the Modicana breed, raised exclusively on fresh grass or hay in the provinces of Ragusa and Syracuse.
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The cheese usually takes the form of a semi-flattened sphere, typically with a diameter between 15 and 22 cm (5.9 and 8.7 in) and a height between 7 and 11 cm (2.8 and 4.3 in). The weight will normally be between 0.75 and 3.50 kg (1.7 and 7.7 lb).
Cheese ripening takes place in suitable cells, at a temperature of 2 °C (36 °F) - 8 °C (46 °F) and at a relative humidity of 85-90%; the ageing time last from 5 to 30 days for the kind with soft curd, later than 30 days the product is sold as aged "Quartirolo Lombardo". No treatment of the rind is allowed. [2]