The product
Formaggio Tipico Branzi
Semi-cooked cheese, typical of Alta Val Brembana, in Lombardy
Code:
31095
Country of origin:
Italy - Lombardy
Type of Milk:
Raw Cow's milk
Weight:
10 kg approx
Minimum order:
1/4
| Description | Cheese aged at lesat 60 days, produced with cow's raw milk collected from small farmers by Latteria Branzi |
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| Appearance | The rind is yellow, thin, smooth and elastic; the paste is soft, straw yellow, with various eyes |
| Taste | It recalls aromas such as cooked butter and fruits; at taste an excellent acidity emerges which marries the fruity and softly animal notes under the rind |
| Maturing | At least 2 months |
| Curiosity | Produced near Orobie Alps in the territory of Bergamo. In addition to boasting an ancient dairy tradition, between the 1800s and 1900s Branzi was a destination for traders from around the region to participate at San Matteo Fair which was held in the last week of September. In these days bergamini (people who work in the alpage during the summer) come back to the valley with their animals and their cheese wheels made on the mountain. During the fair, cheese trading was the main event for the locals |
| Our selection | A cheese originating from the Orobie Alps, one of the most typical of the area, produced by the Latteria d Branzi, founded precisely to enhance the production of the territory |
| Suggestions | This cheese can be used in many creative ways, for example in finger food; try it in fried potato croquettes with Branzi heart and tomato |
| Ingredients | Raw MILK, rennet, salt. Crust treated with preservative E235 and colorant E 160b (ii) |
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| Allergens in ingredients | Milk and products thereof |
| Other allergens | Eggs and products thereof |
| Weight | 10 kg approx |
| Packaging | Whole wheel unpacked, fractions vacuum packed |
| Storage Conditions (unpacked products) | Keep refrigerated between +4 and +6 °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: 1611 kJ / 385 kcal Fat: 31 g of which saturates: 23 g Carbohydrate: 1,1 g of which sugars: 1,1 g Protein: 26 g Salt: 1,1 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
Latteria Sociale di Branzi Casearia - Val Brembana (BG) - Lombardy
Why we chose them
On the beginning of economic boom, after the second world war, Giacomo Midali, a local cheese-maker, started a project to enhance
local cheese productions and he founded Branzi Dairy. At that time the project was joined by two hundred small producers and
breeders. Nowadays the cooperative in managed bu Giacomo's grand children and it is still collecting milk produced by small farms that work only for
Branzi Dairy. The milkcollected is obtained from cows of Bruna breed that graze over 600m of altitude giving a rich and fragrant milk that will be
entrusted to the hands of expert cheese-makers to produce Branzi following the traditional production techniques.
