Merkki: Pecorino romano

: Pecorino Romano D.O.P.

This cheese has a long tradition. Its taste is very aromatic and spicy. The dough is white or straw yellow with a thick, heavy texture and thin, flexible, white or brown rind. An aged pecorino romano is very strong and riddled with typical cheese crystals, its taste is spicy and salty. Romano is equally estimated as a table and as a grating cheese.

Sheep milk / full fat milk
Treatment of raw milk or thermised
Hard cheese
FDM. 48%
31% absolute fat
Protein 25% absolute
900-950 mg/100 g calcium
Dimension / Weight cylindrical, 20-30 cm diameter, height 14-22 cm / 8-20 kg