The product
Puzzone di Moena DOP Alpage
A washed rind cheese with an intense and characteristic taste
Code:
31111
Country of origin:
Italy - Trentino Alto Adige
Type of Milk:
Raw Cow's milk
Weight:
11 kg approx
Minimum order:
1/8
| Description | Cheese DOP produced with raw cow's milk produced in alpine pastures of Fassa and Fiemme Valley |
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| Appearance | The wheels are rather heavy and have a thin orangy coloured rind, soft and humid, covered by a greased patina, very smelly; the under rind is more evident as aging proceeds; the paste is straw coloured and has medium sized eyes uniformly distributed |
| Taste | It is inclined to be sweet with clear animal aromas, and, due to the rind washing and the aging in enviroments rich in spontaneous microflora that grow on the rind and gives off aromas of cellar, moss and undergrowth |
| Maturing | At least 120 days |
| Curiosity | The alpine pastures are between the areas of Parco di Panaveggio, Passo Lusia (Moena) and Passo San Pellegrino (Moena); the alpine dairies are situated above 2.000 metres. The dairies that produce the milk to make this cheese are : malga Bocche, malga Pozza, malga S.Pellegrino, malga Valmaggiore, malga Gardonè. Once you have tasted this cheese, it is easy to understand why it has been given it's unusual name, Puzzone, which means smelly |
| Our selection | Slow Food Presidium, recognizable by M that means malga that identify only alpage summer production |
| Suggestions | To be tried with polenta or potatoes |
| Ingredients | Raw cow's MILK, salt, rennet |
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| Allergens in ingredients | Milk and products thereof |
| Other allergens | Eggs and products thereof |
| Weight | 11 kg approx |
| Packaging | Unpacked whole wheel, quarters in thermoshrinking film |
| Storage Conditions (unpacked products) | Refrigerate at 0/+8 °C |
| Storage Conditions (packaged products) | Keep refrigerated below +4° C |
| Instructions for use | Please remove crust before consumption. Sell fractionated. |
| Country of origin of the primary ingredient | Italy |
| Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 1573 kJ / 379 kcal Fat: 30 g of which saturates: 21 g Carbohydrate: 0,7 g of which sugars: 0 g Protein: 26 g Salt: 1,7 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
Caseificio di Predazzo e Moena - Predazzo (TN) - Trentino Alto Adige
Why we chose them
The Caseificio Sociale di Predazzo e Moena is a dairy part of the consortium of cooperative dairies of Trentino. It processes the milk obtained from
the herds that feed on the pastures over 1000 meters above sea level. The entire production chain is oriented towards respect for the environment,
the quality of the raw material and the healthiness of the cheeses, according to the guidelines of the Protocollo d'Intesa, a document signd in 1980s
by the producers of Trento province which disciplines the entire production chain, from the production of forage and milk to the transformation and
maturation of cheeses.
The flagship of the dairy's production is Puzzone di Moena DOP.
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