The product
Gorgonzola DOP piccante - by Carozzi
A raw herbal cheese, produced with pasteurized full cream milk
Code:
20975
Country of origin:
Italy - Lombardy
Type of Milk:
Cow's milk
Weight:
12 kg approx
Minimum order:
1 piece
| Description | Full cream cow's milk |
|---|---|
| Appearance | The rind is hard and compact. The colour of the rind is brownish red. The paste is firm with the typical grey green moulds |
| Taste | The taste is strong, sharp, intense, long and aromatic. The aftertaste is long, sharp and spicy |
| Maturing | At least 8 weeks |
| Curiosity | Only two Italian regions by law and tradition foresees the production of Gorganzola, and only these provinces: Novara, Vercelli, Cuneo, Biella, Verbano Cusio Ossola and Casale Monferrato for Piedmont and Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Milano, Monza, Pavia e Varese for Lombardy. Only the milk from the breeders in these provinces can be used to produce and so give the protected denomination (D.O.P.) to the Gorganzola cheese |
| Suggestions | Perfect in combination with jams and mustards |
| Weight | 12 kg approx |
|---|---|
| Packaging | Whole wheel in alluminium foil |
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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