Puzzone Di Moena
Puzzone di Moena (in the Ladin language, Ladin language known as "Spretz tzaorì", ), is an Italian Protected designation of origin, PDO cheese, with a washed rind, fat and semi-hard pressed paste made from raw cow's milk. Puzzone di Moena is a typical cheese product of Moena and, more generally, of ''Fassa Valley, Val di Fassa'', Fiemme Valley, Val di Fiemme and Valle di Primiero, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trentino-Alto Adige. In March 2013 it has become PDO product (Puzzone di Moena was previously a Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale, PAT product). Etymology The Ladin name ''spretz'' derives from the dialect word used to indicate the "spressa": the congealed cheese mass, pressed and squeezed from the fat (with the same meaning, see also Spressa delle Giudicarie DOP, another cheese from Trentino). In the past, in fact, mountain cheesemakers tried to "squeeze" as much butter as possible from cow's milk, which was considered a much more valuable product. What remaine ...
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