The product
Salva Cremasco
Full cream cow's milk cheese with washed rind
Code:
20960
Country of origin:
Italy - Lombardy
Type of Milk:
Cow's milk
Weight:
3 kg approx
Minimum order:
1 piece; available in 1/2 (cod 20949)
| Description | Pasteurized cow's milk |
|---|---|
| Appearance | The rind is hard and its color is reddish. The paste is dry, with no eyes, compact, crumbly and its colour is straw-white |
| Taste | The taste is dolce, delicate and round. The aftertaste is round, long, nutty, with hints of forest mushrooms and wood cellar |
| Maturing | At least 2 months |
| Curiosity | Once upon a time this cheese was produced in the month of May to use the milk surplus of that period of the year. That, over the years, became vital to the economies of the local dairies. This is the reason the cheese got the name Salva which means save. The production zone is in the area of Brescia, Bergamo and Cremona |
| Our selection | Carozzi Formaggi ages and refines the most famous Lombard cheeses for over 60 years with passion and experience: artisan skills are combined and the most modern technology, without forgetting the human contribution, irreplaceable for the correct aging of cheeses |
| Suggestions | This cheese must be eaten at room temperature; try it to enrich a fresh salad or a risotto |
| Weight | 3 kg approx |
|---|---|
| Packaging | Whole wheel wrapped in paper, fraction in thermoshrinking film |
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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