Merkki: Sapori del Sud

The Piacentinu Ennese is certainly the only typical cheese of the province of Enna in Sicily.

The cheese with the quality DOP designation may only be made in the following municipalities from the milk of cows bred here: Enna, Aidone, Assoro, Barra Franca, Calascibetta, Piazza Armerina, Pietraperzia, Valguarnera and Villa Rosa.

The milk must come from cows milk the Sicilian breeds.

The cheese is made from cow's milk, rennet, saffron, whole peppercorns and salt.

Since the cheese contains saffron, it has a strong golden yellow color.

The maturation takes at least 60 days.

Taste: The hard cheese gets slowly soft in the mouth and tastes delicately of cow's milk, saffron and pasture. This delicate flavor is completed by the hot pepper.

The cheese can be used as a table or grated cheese.