Pecorino Romano P.D.O.
P.D.O. Cheese
Size (average)
Weight: 30 Kg
Base: 29-30 cm
Diameter: 30-32 cm
Seasoning
Minimum 150 days
Available formats
Whole wheel, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1 kg, 300 gr, 250 gr
Description
Pecorino Romano is a hard cheese, cooked, made with fresh whole sheep’s milk, derived exclusively from farms in the area of production in Sardinia and Lazio. The weight of the rounds can vary between 20 and 35 kg and the taste is aromatic, lightly spicy and tangy in the table cheese, intensely spicy in the grated cheese.
Suggested wine: Vermentino di Gallura
Ingredients
Whole sheep’s MILK
Salt
Lamb rennet
Treatment and allergens
Rind: If required by the customer with food colouring E172 - Inedible rind
Allergens: Milk
Texture
OUTSIDE
Shape: ylindrical shape with a straight sides and flat places
Rind: Smooth
Colour: White or pale yellow
INSIDE
Colour: White or pale yellow
Holes: Absent
Texture: Grainy
Flavour and aroma
Flavour And Aroma: Lightly spicy and salty