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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
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
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, and Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
, made from a mixture of sheep milk and goat milk. It is listed on the Ark of Taste
The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement. The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ...
. 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
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
See also
*List of Italian cheeses
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References
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