Valtellina Casera
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Valtellina Casera is a semi-hard, cow’s milk cheese from Italy’s Valtellina valley, known for its delicate, nutty flavor and use in traditional Alpine dishes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian cheese
ⓘ
cheese ⓘ |
| agingEnvironment |
alpine caves
ⓘ
cellars ⓘ |
| agingTimeMinimum | 70 days ⓘ |
| agingTimeTypical | 3 to 6 months ⓘ |
| aroma | mild ⓘ |
| classification | semi-fat cheese ⓘ |
| coagulationType | rennet coagulated ⓘ |
| color | pale yellow paste ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| curdTreatment | cooked curd ⓘ |
| diameterTypical | 30 to 45 centimeters ⓘ |
| fatInDryMatter | at least 45% ⓘ |
| flavor |
delicate
ⓘ
nutty ⓘ |
| heightTypical | 8 to 10 centimeters ⓘ |
| holeType | small irregular eyes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ |
| madeFrom | partially skimmed cow’s milk ⓘ |
| milkSource | cow ⓘ |
| originArea | province of Sondrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairing |
Nebbiolo-based wines
ⓘ
Valtellina Superiore wine NERFINISHED ⓘ light red wines ⓘ medium-bodied white wines ⓘ |
| pasteConsistency | compact ⓘ |
| PDOGrantedBy | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PDOStatus | Protected Designation of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PDOYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| productionMethod | thermised or raw milk ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | PDO ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Valtellina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rindColor | straw to brown ⓘ |
| rindType | natural rind ⓘ |
| servingSuggestion |
cooking cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical wheel ⓘ |
| texture | semi-hard ⓘ |
| textureDetail |
elastic
ⓘ
supple ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | traditional Alpine cheese ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Lombard cuisine ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
pizzoccheri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
polenta taragna ⓘ sciatt ⓘ traditional Alpine dishes ⓘ |
| wheelWeightTypical | 7 to 12 kilograms ⓘ |
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