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Canestrato is a hard
, Presidio del Canestrato di Castel del Monte, in Italian. The Apulian variety is made using '' Lactobacillus brevis''. Canestrato varietals include: *Canestrato di Moliterno, a hard mixed sheep's and goats’ milk cheese from Basilicata. It is matured for at least sixty days and may be eaten at table or grated. An application for PGI status was registered in 2010. *Canestrato Pugliese Puglia, a PDO cheese made in the Province of Foggia *Canestrato Trentino
Canestrato is a hard cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...
from the Italian regions of Basilicata
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, Sicily, and Abruzzo
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, made from a mixture of sheep milk and goat milk. It is listed on the Ark of Taste. The cheese is typical in Basilicata. It is also a specialty of Castel del Monte, Abruzzo
Castel del Monte is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and ''comune'' in the province of L'Aquila in northern Abruzzo, Italy. Located in the heart of the Gran Sasso mountain range, the town is set into a steep hillside nestled beneath mounta ...
., Presidio del Canestrato di Castel del Monte, in Italian. The Apulian variety is made using '' Lactobacillus brevis''. Canestrato varietals include: *Canestrato di Moliterno, a hard mixed sheep's and goats’ milk cheese from Basilicata. It is matured for at least sixty days and may be eaten at table or grated. An application for PGI status was registered in 2010. *Canestrato Pugliese Puglia, a PDO cheese made in the Province of Foggia *Canestrato Trentino
See also
* List of Italian cheesesReferences
{{Italian cheeses Italian cheeses Lucanian cheeses Cuisine of Sicily Ark of Taste foods Cuisine of Abruzzo