The product
Stravacco - Morlacco stravagante
A revisited version of the typical Morlacco, very creamy and less salty
Code:
30288
Country of origin:
Italy - Veneto
Type of Milk:
Raw Cow's milk
Weight:
2 kg approx
Minimum order:
1 wheel
| Description | Creamy cheesed produced with raw cow's milk from Bruna breed cows |
|---|---|
| Appearance | The paste is soft, almost creamy, ivory white, with few eyes; the rind is thin, straw yellow, with the pattern of the basket the cheese is made in |
| Taste | Slightly savoury, with strong milk notes and light floral and animal notes |
| Curiosity | It has been called 'Morlacco Stravagante' (Extravagant Morlacco in english) because its production technique is very similar to the one used on Monte Grappa, the place where Morlacco was traditionally made, but it is less salty, to meet the needs of today consumers |
| Our selection | Italo Curto, the cheesemaker of Azienda Agricola Ponte Vecchio, is one of the founders of the Consortium Disolabruna, an association of producers which promotes the cheeses made with milk from the Bruna cow. Italo works with his sons Fabio and Stefano, managing the Ponte Vecchio farm, from the production of grass and cereals to feed their animals to the cheese-making. During the year the company is located in Vidor, near the Prealpi of Treviso area, whereas in summer all the family and the farm move to Malga Mariech, a mountain dairy located at 1500 meters hight on Monte Cesen |
| Suggestions | Delicious on its own, it melts perfecty in any recipes: with risotto, with gnocchi or polenta. Taste it in pairing with carpaccio of courgettes, marinated in oil and lemon and seasoned with salt, pepper and aromatic herbs. For an original combination, taste it with a fruity sake! |
| Weight | 2 kg approx |
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| Packaging | Wrapped in food paper |
The producer
Ponte Vecchio - Vidor (TV) - Veneto
Why we chose them
Ponte Vecchio is farm run by Italo Curto, cheesemaker since 1974, together with his sons Stefano and Fabio, the fourth generation in a family
devoted to farming and cheese-making. Curto family controls the whole chain, from the production of grass and cereals to the feed of the animals
and then to the cheese-making. Italo is one of the founders of the "Consortium Disolabruna", an association of producers which promotes the
cheeses made with milk from the Bruna cow. So, at Ponte Vecchio, they raise their own Bruna cows within their farm and produce an interesting
range of raw milk cheeses in their own dairy. All over the year the company located in Vidor, at the foots of Prealpi of Treviso area, whereas in
summer all the family and the animals move to Malga Mariech, a mountain dairy located at 1500 meters hight. "Tradition that renews itself" is the
slogan of Ponte Vecchio, thanks to the synergy between the long experience of Italo and the best technology, the result of technical knowledge
and fresh thinking of his sons. Stravacco, a new version of Morlacco, is the cheese that better represents their vision
To distinguish the winter productions of the valley from those
summer pastures, the cheeses are marked with the green stamp "Fatto in Quota"
From the same producer
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