
The product
Valvo Cheese With Saffron
A delicious cheese from Sicily, still produced in the traditional way
Code:
30956
Country of origin:
Italy - Sicily
Type of Milk:
Sheep's milk
Weight:
3,5 kg approx
Minimum order:
1/4
Description | A delicious cheese from Sicily, still produced in the traditional way with pasteurized sheep milk |
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Appearance | This cheese shows a wrinkled rind, with typical striation due to the baskets in which it was shaped. The paste is compact, and its color is yellow to golden. |
Taste | The taste is slightly piccante, with a delicate aroma of saffron |
Maturing | At least 60 days |
Curiosity | Caseificio Valvo is a modern dairy perfectly integrated in the rolling landscape of Enna province. An area very rich in pastures with a mediterranean climate, that gives to cheeses a full bouquet of aromas. The milk comes from sheeps of Comisana race, which are bred in a very traditional way. Also the rennet (from lambs and kids) is produced in the same farm |
Our selection | It is produced by Caseificio Valvo in a modern structure perfectly inserted in the Etruscan Hills, in a hilly environment characterized by a typically Mediterranean climate. The livestock base of the farms consists of pastures rich in spontaneous forage and grasses and meadows of cereals and legumes such as barley, oats, and clover. In addition, the production of rennet takes place directly in the company, starting with the "abomaso" of lambs |
Suggestions | Delicious cheese used as an ingredient in many dishes of Enna, such as Maccarruna 'ntagamati |
Ingredients | Sheep's MILK, black pepper, rennet, enzymes, saffron 1,5%, salt |
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Allergens in ingredients | Milk and products thereof |
Other allergens | Eggs and products thereof, Nuts and products thereof |
Weight | 3,5 kg approx |
Packaging | Vacuum packed |
Storage Conditions (unpacked products) | Keep refrigerated below +4°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: 1205 kJ / 287 kcal Fat: 21 g of which saturates: 15 g Carbohydrate: 0,85 g of which sugars: 0,85 g Protein: 23,5 g Salt: 0,4 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
Caseificio Valvo - Enna (EN) - Sicily

Why we chose them
Valvo is a modern dairy perfectly integrated in the rolling landscape of Enna province. An area very rich in pastures with a mediterranean climate,
that gives to cheeses a full bouquet of aromas.
The milk comes from sheeps of Comisana race, which are bred in a very traditional way. Also the rennet (from lambs and kids) is produced in the
same farm.
From the same producer