The product
Taleggio La Baita DOP
Soft, full cream cow's milk, washed rind cheese
Code:
20954
Country of origin:
Italy - Lombardy
Type of Milk:
Cow's milk
Weight:
500 g
Minimum order:
1
Description | Soft, full cream cow's milk, washed rind cheese |
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Appearance | The shape of the cheese is square. The rind is thin and its color is orangy. The color of the rind is due to the washing process of the cheese, a wash with water and salt that takes place many times during its life. The paste is elastic and its color is white. No eyes |
Taste | The taste is strong, dolce, nutty and aromatic. The aftertaste is long, full to the palate with hints of acidity and earth |
Curiosity | Taleggio is an old cheese produced in this area since the 10th century. The area of it's origin is Val Taleggio, in the province of Bergamo, from where it gets it's name. Historically, the people from this valley had the need to preserve the leftovers of their milk production. Then they started producing a cheese that used to be aged in natural caves or in mountain huts and could be either exchanged with other products or sold in the markets. With the growth in Taleggio consumption, the production has spread to the Padana plains where many dairies, small to medium in size, have managed to achieve a synergy between the productive technology and the traditional and old methods |
Suggestions | Taleggio is a typical and excellent table cheese: it can be eaten as a meal or at the end of the meal; in this case it is perfect with fruit, apples pears; it is great in pasta dishes, omlettes salads and also on pizza |
Weight | 500 g |
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Packaging | Packed in food paper |
The producer
Carozzi Formaggi - Pasturo (LC) - Lombardy
Why we chose them
Valsassina, the area of Lecco lake, offers a special microclimate that is ideal for the processing of cheese. It is here that the family Carozzi has
worked for more than 50 years. Founded in 1960 by Aldo Carozzi, the company is run now by the third generation: Roberto Carozzi with his wife
Donata and their three children Vera, Aldo and Marco. Carozzi combines his passion, the modern technology of his factory and the precious milk
from the dairies of the area. In his modern factory in Pasturo (LC), the human effort is still fundamental and it focuses on the maturation of the
cheese, the main activity of Carozzi business for all these years. With commitment and know-how, sensibility and patience, skill and respect,
Carozzi
refines all the great PDO cheeses of Lombardy region: Gorgonzola, Taleggio, Quartirolo
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