PDO cheeses
Although these cheeses are not produced within the geographical area of the Unione they are an integral part of the cuisine of the Langhe area and a key ingredient in both modern and old recipes.
RASCHERA (read the Regulations)
Rind: thin, reddish-grey.
Body: white or ivory-white; rather firm and elastic texture, with very few uneven eyes.
Taste: delicate, characteristically aromatic and moderately sharp and savoury in mature cheese.
Weight: 8-10 kg.
CASTELMAGNO (read the Regulations)
Rind: thin, reddish-yellow, smooth, elastic and even when the cheese is young; brown, hard and
rough when the cheese is mature
Body: pearl- or ivory-white in colo
ur with a fine crumbly texture in young cheese; golden yellow
veined with greenish-blue and firm texture in mature cheese.
Taste: fine, delicate and slightly salty in young cheese; savoury, sharp and piquant after 5 months’
ageing.
Weight:2-7 kg.
TOMA PIEMONTESE (read the Regulations)
Rind: smooth and elastic; its colo
ur ranges from straw yellow to reddish-brown.
Body: white verging into straw yellow, with small scattered eyes.
Taste: sweet and pleasant, with a delicate aroma.
Weight: 1.8 -2 kg.
BRA (read the Regulations)
Rind: smooth and even, light grey in the soft version; hard and firm, with a dark beige colour in
the hard version.
Body: rather firm and elastic with not too scattered, hardly visible eyes.
Taste: pleasantly smelling; the
soft kind is moderately sharp and savoury, while the hard kind is
sharp and very savoury.
Weight: 6-8 kg.
ROBIOLA DI ROCCAVERANO
It is the only Italian PDO cheese that can be made from a blend of three different kinds of milk:
goat’s, cow’s and sheep’s.
Body: fresh, soft an
d firm.
Taste: a peculiar flavour due to livestock’s diet based on forage, brambles, and aromatic plants.
Weight: 250-400 g.
MURAZZANO
It is the only Italian PDO cheese that can be made from a blend of three different kinds of milk:
goat’s, cow’s and sheep’s.
Body: fresh, soft and firm.
Taste: a peculiar flavour due to livestock’s diet based on forage, brambles, and aromatic plants.
Weight: 250-400 g.
