"Casera DOP and Bitto" the excellence of Valtellina's Cheeses

28/10/2015 - The Valtellina Casera DOP is made up of partially skimmed cow's milk coming from 2 or more milkings.
Together with the Bitto DOP it is among the most known and appreciated cheeses in Lombardy.
It has cylindric shape and it weights from 7 to 12 kg, its crust is straw yellow coloured, its paste has compact structure and presents thin and spread holes.
Depending from the aging the colour of the paste varies from white to yellow.
The Valtellina Casera DOP is a sweet taste cheese endowed with the characteristic taste of milk and a shade of dried fruit that becomes more intense with the aging; it is great as a main food or grated as well if it is well aged.
It is a fundamental ingredient for the traditional Valtellina's Pizzoccheri, the Cornmeal Mush with cheeses and for the Sciatt eil Taroz.

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