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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 product ...
s. Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2500 traditional varieties, among which are about 500 commercially recognized cheeses and more than 300 kinds of cheese with protected designation of origin ( PDO, PGI and PAT). Fifty-two of them are protected at a European level. In terms of raw production volume, Italy is the third largest cheese producer in the European Union, behind France and
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. Lombardy is the first Italian region for number of protected cheeses, with 77 varieties including Granone Lodigiano, ancestor of all Italian
granular cheese Granular cheese, also known as stirred curd cheese and hard cheese, is a type of cheese produced by repeatedly stirring and draining a mixture of curd and whey. It can refer to a wide variety of cheeses, including the grana cheeses such as Parmig ...
s such as
Grana Padano Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly- texture ...
and
Parmigiano-Reggiano Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' is ...
, Mascarpone, and the well-known
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
blue cheese. Italian cheeses Mozzarella and
Ricotta Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after t ...
are some of the most popular cheeses worldwide. See List of Italian DOP cheeses for a list of those Italian cheeses which have
Protected Designation of Origin The protected designation of origin (PDO) is a type of geographical indication of the European Union and the United Kingdom aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main ...
under EU law, together with their areas of origin.


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* Abbamar – Sardinia; a semi-soft cheese made from a mixture of cows’ and sheep's milk * Accasciato – (usually mixed) sheep and cow's milk cheese from
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Acceglio Acceglio ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''Acelh'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the bor ...
– from Piedmont; a fresh cows’ milk cheese made in the area of
Acceglio Acceglio ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''Acelh'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the bor ...
(province of Cuneo) * Acidino (or Formaggio Acidino) – Veneto; a goats’ milk cheese * Aglino * Agrì di Valtorta – Lombardy; made with fresh cows’ or goats’ milk in the Alta Valle Brembana (Province of Bergamo) * Ainuzzi – Sicily; a cows’ milk cheese made in Cammarata and San Giovanni Gemini (Province of Agrigento) * Aladino * Algunder Bauernkäse Halbfett ( it, formaggio contadino semigrasso di Lagundo) – from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato), South Tyrol * Algunder Butterkäse ( it, formaggio di Lagundo) – from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato), South Tyrol * Algunder Ziegenkäse ( it, formaggio di capra di Lagundo) – South Tyrol; a goats’ milk cheese from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato) * Almkäse – South Tyrol * Alpeggio di Triora - Province of Imperia, Ligury * Alpepiana :* Alpepiana Macig * Alpigiana – South Tyrol *
Alpkäse Alpkäse is a type of cheese made with cow milk in the Alpine region (Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany). It is classified as a Swiss-type or Alpine cheese. The origin of this type of cheese is associated with the Alps located in Germany and ...
– South Tyrol * Amatriciano – Lazio, around Amatrice and
Leonessa :''Leonessa is also the name of a ''frazione'' of Bassano Romano.'' Leonessa is a town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700. Situated in ...
*
Ambra di Talamello Ambra di Talamello is an Italian cheese that originated in the Marche region of Italy and is produced in Talamello, Italy. It is a type of Formaggio di Fossa, a designation for cheeses that are aged underground. Ambra di Talamello is wrapped in ...
– originated in
Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
, it is a type of Formaggio di Fossa, a designation for cheeses that are aged underground * Ambrosiana * Animaletti di Provola – Calabria * Arunda – South Tyrol * Aschbacher Magerkäse ( it, formaggio Aschbach magro) – South Tyrol, from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato) *
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in th ...
– DOP – Veneto, Trentino :* Asiago d'allevo (see
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in th ...
) :* Asiago Montasio :* Asiago pressato (see
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in th ...
) :* Asiago stravecchio * Asìno – Friuli Venezia Giulia; a curious cheese, although not made from
ass Ass most commonly refers to: * Buttocks (in informal American English) * Donkey or ass, ''Equus africanus asinus'' **any other member of the subgenus ''Asinus'' Ass or ASS may also refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Ass'' (album), 1973 albu ...
's milk * Auricchio – Pieve San Giacomo, Province of Cremona, Lombardy


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* Baciodilatte * Bagòs (synonym for Bagòss) * Bagoss (synonym for Bagòss) * Bagòss – from Lombardy; a grana coloured with
saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma (botany), stigma and stigma (botany)#style, styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly ...
from the
Comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
of Bagolinohttp://www.agraria.org , ''Formaggi tipici'' * Bagòss di Bagolino (synonym for Bagòss) * Baricot * Bastardo del Grappa – from Veneto; a cheese traditionally made with mixed milks, hence ‘bastardo’, in the area of Monte Grappa * Bauernkäse – South Tyrol; a cheese made from pasteurised, semi-skimmed cow's milk around
Meran Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier ...
and
Vinschgau The Vinschgau, Vintschgau () or Vinschgau Valley ( it, Val Venosta ; rm, Vnuost ; lld, Val Venuesta; medieval toponym: ''Finsgowe'') is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol, Italy ...
*
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– Campania; a cow's milk cheese produced in a similar manner to
Caciocavallo sorrentino Caciocavallo is a type of pasta filata, stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep milk, sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it ...
in the
Sorrentine Peninsula The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south. Geography Overview The peninsula is named after its main town, So ...
in the Province of Naples * Beddo – Piedmont; a soft, compact, white-bodied cheese made from cow's milk in the lower Cervo valley (Commune of Pralungo and the Oropa valley in the Comune of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
* Bedura * Begiunn − Piedmont; a creamy-granular
ricotta Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after t ...
made in summer in the alpine pastures of
Sauze d’Oulx Sauze d'Oulx () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (northern Italy) located from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of Monte Genevris (). It was the site of the freestyle skiing events of the 2006 Olympic Win ...
and San Sicario (Commune of Cesana Torinese) in the upper Val di Susa, and also in
Bardonecchia Bardonecchia (; french: Bardonèche or ; pms, Bardonecia ; oc, Bardonescha ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small villa ...
(
Province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
) *
Bel Paese ''Bel paese'' (or ''Belpaese'', ) is the classical poetical appellative for Italy, meaning the "beautiful country" in Italian, due to its mild weather, cultural heritage and natural endowment. The usage of the term originated in the Middle Age ...
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Bella Badia Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle (given name), Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in Frenc ...
– South Tyrol; a soft cow's milk cheese, or recent introduction, made in the commune of
Bruneck Bruneck (; it, Brunico or Ladin: ''Bornech'' or ''Burnech''; la, Branecium or ''Brunopolis'' is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol. Geography Bruneck rises up in the middle of a wide valley (perhap ...
with milk from the mountain farmsteads of the
Puster Valley The Puster Valley ( it, Val Pusteria ; german: Pustertal, ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The Sou ...
*
Bella Lodi Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle (given name), Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in Frenc ...
– Lombardia; typical Italian hard cheese from Lodi, "Granone" lodigiano * Belicino – Sicily; a fresh sheep's mik cheese from the Belice valley, containing stoned olives of the type '' Oliva da Tavola Nocellara del Belice''. The cheese, whose origins are post-World Two, is made within the communal territories of Calatafimi,
Castelvetrano Castelvetrano ( scn, Castiḍḍuvitranu) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. The archeological site of Selinunte is located within the municipal territory. The municipality borders with Campobello d ...
, Poggioreale,
Salaparuta Salaparuta is a town and ''comune'' in South-Western Sicily, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, ...
, Campobello di Mazara, Gibellina, Santa Ninfa, Petrosino and
Salemi Salemi is a town and ''comune'' in southwestern Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. History Salemi is where Giuseppe Garibaldi announced the annexation of Sicily on May 14, 1860, as part of the Expedition of the Tho ...
. * Belmonte – Lombardy * Bettelmatt – Piedmont *
Bergkäse ( for, , German, mountain cheese) refers to a number of varieties of cheese produced in the Alps. This includes products of mountain farming, the cultivation of alpine pastures as well as the milk processing of local producers in dairies. The te ...
*
Bernardo Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...
– Lombardy * Biancospino *
Bocconcini Bocconcini (; singular , "small mouthful") are small mozzarella cheese balls. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white, and rindless unripened mild cheeses that originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffal ...
* Bocconcini alla panna di bufala (see
Bocconcini Bocconcini (; singular , "small mouthful") are small mozzarella cheese balls. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white, and rindless unripened mild cheeses that originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffal ...
) *
Bianco verde Bianco is a town and '' comune'' in the Province of Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy. It is a seaside town and a popular tourist resort. The main attractions are the remainings of an old abbey and the ruins of a Roman house. See also * Ca ...
– Trentino; a cows’ milk cheese from
Rovereto Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier b ...
* Bitto – DOP – Lombardy :* Bitto d'Alpe :* Bitto Valtellina (synonym for Bitto) * Bleu d'Aoste –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
* Blu :* Blu Alpi Cozie :* Blu Antico :* Blu del Moncenisio – Piedmont ::* Blu del Moncenisio d'alpeggio :* Blu di montagna :* Blu Val Chiusella * Bonassai – Sardinia * Bonrus – Piedmont * Boscatella di Fiavè – Trentino; a recently developed soft cheese made in Fiavè * Boschetto al Tartufo – a cheese incorporating pieces of white truffle * Bormino * Boves – Piedmont * Bra – DOP – Province of Cuneo, Piedmont; made in three varieties: :*
Bra d'alpeggio A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (, or ; ), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover breasts. It can serve a range of other practical and aesthetic purposes, including enhancing or reducing the appear ...
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Bra duro A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (, or ; ), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover breasts. It can serve a range of other practical and aesthetic purposes, including enhancing or reducing the app ...
:* Bra tenero * Branzi – Val Brembana, Lombardy, a similar cheese to Formai del Mut * Brebidor – Sardinia; a soft sheep's milk cheese * Brebiblu – Sardinia; a modern, soft, ‘blue’ (really green) sheep's milk cheese inoculated with
Penicillium roqueforti ''Penicillium roqueforti'' is a common saprotrophic fungus in the genus ''Penicillium''. Widespread in nature, it can be isolated from soil, decaying organic matter, and plants. The major industrial use of this fungus is the production of blue ...
, made by Argiolas Formaggi in Dolianova (
Province of Cagliari Cagliari ( it, provincia di Cagliari; sc, provìntzia de Casteddu) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy and its capital city was Cagliari. It had an area of , and a total population of 543,310 (200 ...
) * Bresciannella * Bricchetto tartufo * Brocciu (see
Brotzu Brocciu is a Corsican cheese produced from a combination of milk and whey, giving it some of the characteristics of whey cheese. It is produced from ewe's milk. It is notable as a substitute for lactose-rich Italian Ricotta, as brocciu contain ...
) * Bros (see Brös) – Langhe, Piedmont * Brös * Bross (see Brös) *
Brotzu Brocciu is a Corsican cheese produced from a combination of milk and whey, giving it some of the characteristics of whey cheese. It is produced from ewe's milk. It is notable as a substitute for lactose-rich Italian Ricotta, as brocciu contain ...
:it:Formaggi sardi * Brus (see Brös) :*
Brus da latte Brus ( sr-cyr, Брус, ) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the population of the town is 4,572, while the population of the municipality is 16,293. It is located at abov ...
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Brus da ricotta Brus ( sr-cyr, Брус, ) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the population of the town is 4,572, while the population of the municipality is 16,293. It is located at abov ...
* Bruss (see Brös) :* Bruss delle Langhe (see Brös) :*
Bruss di Castelmagno ''Bruss'' may refer to: *Brös an alternate spelling of a preparation of cheese and grappa *Franz Thomas Bruss, a Belgian-German professor of mathematics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles *Logan Bruss (born 1999), American football player *Robe ...
– Piedmont :*
Bruss di Frabosa ''Bruss'' may refer to: * Brös an alternate spelling of a preparation of cheese and grappa *Franz Thomas Bruss, a Belgian-German professor of mathematics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles * Logan Bruss (born 1999), American football player *Ro ...
* Bruz :* Bruz d'Murazzan :*
Bruz d'Murazzanivan Bruz ( or ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vilain ...
* Bruzzu * Budino di capra con uvetta e vin santo * Buflona * Burrata – type of mozzarella, stuffed with a mixture of mozzarella and cream :* Burrata delle Murge – Puglia; a Burrata produced since the early twentieth century in
Andria (BA) Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia (southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Foggia) a ...
and
Martina Franca Martina Franca, or just Martina ( Martinese: ), is a town and ''municipality'' in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population (2016) of 49,086. Since 1975, ...
:*
Burrata di Andria Burrata () is an Italian cow milk (occasionally buffalo milk) cheese made from mozzarella and cream. The outer casing is solid cheese, while the inside contains stracciatella and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture. It is typical of A ...
– Burrata with PGI status :* Burrata di bufala – made from the milk of
water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, S ...
*
Burrell Burrell may refer to: Places *Burrell, former name of Burrel, California, United States *Burrell, variant spelling of Boorlo, the Noongar name for Perth, Western Australia *Burrell Boom, Belize *Burrell, California, United States *Burrell Township ...
– Lazio * Burrino – Basilicata, Molise, Campania, Calabria :* Burrino e burrata di bufala (
water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, S ...
's milk cheeses from
Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demog ...
) :* Burrino farcito con soppressata – Basilica :* Burrino in corteccia – Campania * Busche * Butirro – Calabria * Butterkäse (Lagundo) (see Algunder Butterkäse)


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* Cachat – Piedmont * Cacio :* Cacio a forma di limone – Marche :* Cacio di fossa – hard, sharp sheep's milk cheese, not unlike Pecorino :* Cacio di vacca bianca – Abruzzo :*
Cacio figurato Cacio figurato is a type of pasta filata cheese manufactured in Sicily, Italy made from cow's milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including b ...
:* Cacio magno – Lazio ::* Cacio magno alle erbe :* Cacio marcetto – Abruzzo :* Cacio ubriaco *
Caciocavallo Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste to ...
:* Caciocavallo abruzzese – Abruzzo :* Caciocavallo affumicato – Campania :* Caciocavallo del Monaco – Campania :*
Caciocavallo di bufala Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste to ...
Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demog ...
; in both smoked and un-smoked varieties, from
Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
) :* Caciocavallo di Castelfranco in Misciano – Campania :* Caciocavallo di Cimina – Calabria :* Caciocavallo farcito – Campania :* Caciocavallo di Godrano :* Caciocavallo ragusano – DOP – Sicily; former name for the cheese now officially listed as Ragusano :*
Caciocavallo silano Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd 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 ...
– DOP – Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Molise and Puglia :*
Caciocavallo podolico Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste to t ...
– Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Puglia (from Gargano); takes the name from the breed of the cow ::* Caciocavallo podolico campano - Campania ::* Caciocavallo podolico picentino * Caciocotto – Basilicata * Caciofiore aquilino – Abruzzo * Cacioforte – Campania * Cacioreale – Lombardy *
Cacioricotta Cacioricotta is a typical southern-Italian cheese produced in the regions of Basilicata, Apulia, and Calabria. Production Method Cacioricotta is produced with a "hybrid" method of preparation, following both the steps used in the production o ...
– Campania, Abruzzo, Lazio, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia :* Cacioricotta campana – Campania :*
Cacioricotta di bufala Cacioricotta is a typical southern-Italian cheese produced in the regions of Basilicata, Apulia, and Calabria. Production Method Cacioricotta is produced with a "hybrid" method of preparation, following both the steps used in the production o ...
Prodottitipici.com, ''Formaggi e Latte Bufalini'' :* Cacioricotta di capra cilentina – Cilento, Campania :* Cacioricotta fresca – Lazio :*
Cacioricotta lucano Cacioricotta is a typical southern-Italian cheese produced in the regions of Basilicata, Apulia, and Calabria. Production Method Cacioricotta is produced with a "hybrid" method of preparation, following both the steps used in the production o ...
– Puglia, Campania, and especially Basilicata :* Cacioricotta pugliese – Puglia * Caciotta – Central and South Italy :*
Caciotta amiatina Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
:* Caciotta al peperoncino – Campania :* Caciotta calabra – Calabria :* Caciotta campana – Campania :* Caciotta del Fermano – Marche :* Caciotta del Montefeltro – Marche :* Caciotta del Monte Lazzarina – Emilia-Romagna :* Caciotta della Lunigiana – Toscana :* Caciotta misto pecora :*
Caciotta degli Elimi Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
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Caciotta dei Monti della Laga Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Lazio :*
Caciotta della sabina Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Lazio :*
Caciotta di Asiago Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of r ...
– Veneto :*
Caciotta di Brugnato Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of r ...
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Caciotta di capra Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Friuli Venezia Giulia :*
Caciotta di latte caprino Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of r ...
:* Caciotta di Montemauro – Emilia-Romagna :* Caciotta di pecora :*
Caciotta genuina romana Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of r ...
– Lazio :* Caciotta mista della Tuscia :*
Caciotta di bufala Caciotta, from the Tuscan language, Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep milk, sheep, goats, or domestic buffalo, water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in ...
– Lazio ::*
Caciotta di bufala pontina Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
:* Caciotta Manzone :*
Caciotta sarda Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Sardinia :*
Caciotta senese Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Toscana :* Caciotta toscana – Toscana :* Caciotta vaccina frentana * Caciottina :* Caciottina canestrata di Sorrento – Province of Naples, Campania :* Caciottina di bufala :* Caciottina di bufala di Amaseno :* Caciottina di bufala di Amaseno aromatizzata) * Caciottone di Norcia, applied for PGI status in 2021 * Cadolet di capra – Val Camonica, Lombardy * Cafone * Calcagno – an Italian type of pecorino cheese prepared using raw sheep milk and peppercorns, it originated in
Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
. * Callu de cabreddu * Camasciano * Canestrato – Trentino, Puglia, Basilicata, Sicily, Sardinia :* Canestrato crotonese – Calabria :* Canestrato d'Aspromonte – Calabria :* Canestrato di Calabria – Calabrio :*
Canestrato di Moliterno Canestrato is a hard cheese from the Italian regions of Basilicata, Apulia, Sicily, and Abruzzo, 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 ...
– hard mixed sheep’s and goats’ milk cheese from Puglia; it is matured for at least 60 days and may be eaten at table or grated. The PGI status was registered in 2010. :* Canestrato pugliese – Puglia; PDO cheese made in the
Province of Foggia The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy. This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...
:* Canestrato sardo – Sardinia :* Canestrato trentino – Trentino :* Canestrato vacchino – Sicily * Candela di Langa * Cansiglio – Province of Belluno Veneto, Province of Pordenone Friuli Venezia Giulia * Cappello del Mago * Capretta * Capridor * Caprini bergamaschi – Province of Bergamo Lombardy * Caprino (goats’ cheese) – Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Trentino, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Calabria, Sardinia :* Caprino a coagulazione lattica – Lombardy :* Caprino a coagulazione presamica – Lombardy :* Caprino al lattice di fico – Marche :*
Caprino al pepe di Bagnolo Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Piedmont ::* Caprino bicchierino :* Caprino da grattugia :* Caprino dell'Aspromonte – Calabria :*
Caprino degli Alburni Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a qua ...
– Campania :* Caprino della Carnia pasta dura e pasta morbida – Carnia, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Caprino della Limina – Calabria :*
Caprino della Val Brevenna Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a qua ...
:*
Caprino della Val Vigezzo Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
:*
Caprino di Baceno Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino di Cavalese :* Caprino di Demonte – Piedmont :*
Caprino di malga delle Alpi Marittime Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino di Montefalcone del Sannio :* Caprino di Rimella – Piedmont :* Caprino di Urbino – Marche :*
Caprino Francese Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a qua ...
:* Caprino fresco – Abruzzo :*
Caprino fresco veneto Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a quar ...
– Veneto :*
Caprino lattico piemontese Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Piedmont :*
Caprino lombardo Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
- Lombardy :* Caprino ossolano – Piedmont :*
Caprino presamico piemontese Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino sardo – Sardinia :* Caprino spazzacamino :*
Caprino stagionato Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Basilicata, Campania :*
Caprino trentino Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, locate ...
– Trentino :*
Caprino vaccino Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a qua ...
– Lombardy :*
Caprino Valle Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a qua ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino valsesiano * Cappucetto roso * Capriola * Capritilla * Carboncino * Carletta-Tometta cremosa di pecora * Carlina Robiola di pura capra * Carmasciano *
Carnia Carnia ( fur, Cjargne or ''Cjargna''/''Cjargno'' in local variants, vec, Ciargna, german: Karnien, sl, Karnija) is a historical-geographic region in the northeastern Italian area of Friuli. Its 27 municipalities all belong to the Province of U ...
– Carnia, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia *
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *''Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, whe ...
– Province of Cuneo Piedmont; cheese made in the Commune of
Elva (CN) Elva is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. Elva borders the following municipalities: Bellino, Casteldelfino, Prazzo, Sampeyr ...
, in the upper
Val Maira Maira Valley (in Italian ''Val Maira'' or ''Valle Macra'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through th ...
which may be sold fresh or aged. In the latter case it resembles Castelmagno. Alternative names include Toma di Elva, Caso di Elva and Tumo de Caso). * Casalina * Casareccio di Gorreto * Casàt Gardesano * Casatella :* Casatella Romagnola :* Casatella Trevigiana * Casatta nostrana di Corteno Golgi – Lombardy * Casciotta di Urbino – DOP – Marche *
Casel Bellunese Casel may refer to: People * Ayodele Casel (born 1975), American actress and dancer * Nitanju Bolade Casel, American singer * Odo Casel (1886–1948), also known as Johannes Casel, German Catholic theologian and monk Other uses *CASEL, the Col ...
– Province of Belluno Veneto * Casera :* Casera Crotto :* Casera giovane Valtellina – Valtellina Lombardy :* Casera uso monte * Casieddu di Moliterno – Basilicata * Casizolu - Sardinia :*
Casizolu di pecora Casizolu is a cow's milk cheese from Sardinia, made by the pasta filata method. It is listed in the Ark of Taste. See also * Sardinian cuisine *Italian cuisine Italian cuisine (, ) is a Mediterranean cuisine#CITEREFDavid1988, David 1988, Int ...
* Caso :* Caso conzato :* Caso di Elva (synonym for
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *''Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, whe ...
) :*
Caso peruto Caso peruto, sometimes written as Casoperuto, is a round Italian goat milk cheese. It produced from January to July in the town of Sessa Aurunca (Caserta) and is dated to the time of Pliny (1st century AD). It is rubbed with oil and vinegar befor ...
* Casolet - Lombardy, Trentino :* Casolet della Val di Sole – Lombardy * Casoretta * Cassatella * Castel Ariund – strongly flavoured cows milk cheese from Entracque in the
Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps (french: Alpes Maritimes ; it, Alpi Marittime ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the regions of France, French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the regions of Italy ...
of the
Province of Cuneo Cuneo ( Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes ...
Piedmont, often eaten with the local honey * Castelmagno – DOP – Piedmont * Castelrosso * Casu - Sardinia :* Casu axedu o Frue :* Casu becciu :* Casu cundhídu (see
Casu marzu (; literally 'rotten/putrid cheese'), sometimes spelled , and also called , and in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae ( maggots). A variation of this cheese exists also in Corsica ( Fr ...
) :*
Casu marzu (; literally 'rotten/putrid cheese'), sometimes spelled , and also called , and in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae ( maggots). A variation of this cheese exists also in Corsica ( Fr ...
or formaggio marcio – traditional Sardinian
sheep milk Sheep's milk (or ewes' milk) is the milk of domestic sheep. It is commonly used to make cultured dairy products such as cheese. Some of the most popular sheep cheeses include feta (Greece), ricotta (Italy), and Roquefort (France). Sheep breed ...
cheese, notable for containing live insect
larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ...
e :* Casu modde (see
Casu marzu (; literally 'rotten/putrid cheese'), sometimes spelled , and also called , and in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae ( maggots). A variation of this cheese exists also in Corsica ( Fr ...
) :* Casu de cabreddu :* Casu friscu – Formaggio fresco from Sardinia :* Casu spiattatu – Sardinia * Cavrin (Cevrin) di Coazze – Piedmont; goat cheese * Cesio * Chabri stagionato * Charbonet * Cherz – Veneto; a name used in Livinallongo del Col di Lana for Pressatohttp://www.agraria.org ,
Pressato
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* Ciabutin * Cimbro * Cingherlino (Zincarlin) * Cofanetto * Comelico * Conciato di San Vittore – Lazio * Conciato romano – Lazio * Contrin * Cosacavaddu ibleo – Sicily * Costa d'Oro * Crema :* Crema del Friuli – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Crema del Cuc – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Crema del Gerrei – Sardinia :* Crema di Fobello capra * Crescenza – Lombardy * Crottino al tartufo *
Crucolo Crucolo is an artisanal cow's milk 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, b ...
– Trentino; cow's milk * Crutin – Piedmont * Cuc * Cuincir * Cuor :* Cuor di Neve :* Cuor di Valle * Cuoricino pagina * Cusiè – Piedmont


D

* Darraghetto di Viareggio – Tuscany * Degli Albanesi – Calabria * Del Colle * Delizia del Colle * Devero * Dobbiaco – South Tyrol * Dolce Isola misto * Dolcelatte – cheese related to
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
, made for the export market * Dolce sardo – Sardinia * Dolcezza d'Asiago – Veneto * Dolomiti – Trentino * D'ora ligure – Ligury * Due latti quadrotta delle Langhe – Piedmont


E

* Erborinato :* Erborinato di Artavaggio :* Erborinato di capra :* Erborinato di monte :* Erborinato di pecora delle Alpi Cozzie * Ericino * Escarun di pecora – Piedmont


F

* Falagnone * Farci-Provola * Fatulì della Val Saviore – Lombardy * Fallone di Gravina * Felciata di Calabria – Calabria * Fiacco di capra * Fior :* Fior di campo :* Fior di latte :* Fior di latte laziale – Lazio :* Fior di monte * Fiordivalle * Fiore :*
Fiore sardo Fiore means ''flower'' in Italian. It may refer to: * Fiore (surname), notable people with the surname *San Giovanni in Fiore, town in southern Italy (Calabria) * Fiore (Pokémon), a region in the fictional Pokémon universe * Sailor Moon R movie#F ...
– DOP – Sardinia :* Fiore sicano * Fioreta * Fiorone della Valsassina * Fiurit * Flors – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Fodòm * Fondue –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
, Piedmont * Fontal – Trentino :* Fontal Fiavè – Trentino * Fontina – DOP –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
* Formadi – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formandi frant :* Formadi salat (also known as formaggio salato, and related to Asìno) * Formaggella – Piedmont, Lombardy :* Formaggella del Bec – Lombardy :* Formaggella del Luinese :* Formaggella dell'Adamello :* Formaggella della Val Brembana :* Formaggella della Val Camonica :* Formaggela della Val di Sabbia :* Formaggella della Val di Scalve :* Formaggella della Val Seriana :* Formaggella della Val Trompia :* Formaggella di caglio – Piedmont :* Formaggella tremosine :* Formaggella uso monte :* Formaggella Valcavallina * Formaggello spazzacamino * Formaggetta :* Formaggetta della Valle Argentina :* Formaggetta di Bonassola :* Formaggetta di mucca :* Formaggetta di Stella San Giovanni :* Formaggetta savonese – Liguria * Formaggina * Formaggio' :* Formaggio a crosta rossa :* Formaggio agordino di malga :* Formaggio Alta Pusteria (see Hoch Pustertaler) – South Tyrol :* Formaggio Bastardo del Grappa :* Formaggio caprino del Cilento – Campania :* Formaggio caprino della Limina :* Formaggio coi vermi – Lombardy :* Formaggio caprino d'alpeggio :* Formaggio da spalmare :* Formaggio dei Zaccuni :* Formaggio d'alpeggio di Triora :* Formaggio d'alpe – Piedmont :* Formaggio del cit – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio del Gleno – Lombardy :* Formaggio del fieno :* Formaggio del monte – South Tyrol :* Formaggio delle Langue o Trifulin – Piedmont :* Formaggio di capra ::* Formaggio di capra di Calabria – Calabria :* Formaggio di "caso" – Piedmont :* Formaggio di colostro ovino :* Formaggio di Fossa – Emilia-Romagna, Marche :* Formaggio di malga dei 7 comuni :* Formaggio di Menconico :* Formaggio di montagna ::* Formaggio di montagna di Sesto ::* Formaggio di montagna friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio fiore or Fiore sardo – Sardinia :* Formaggio in crema – Piedmont :* Formaggio marcio or casu marzu – Sardinia :* Formaggio pecorino di Atri :* Formaggio Piave :* Formaggio pressato – Lombardy :* Formaggio salato o Asino (synonym for Formadi salat) Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio saltarello :* Formaggio di S. Stefano di Quisquina :* Formaggio semigrasso d'alpe – Lombardy :* Formaggio ubriaco – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio Val Seriana * Formaggiola caprina * Formaggiu ri capra * Formai :* Formai de Livign :* Formai de Mut ::* Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana – DOP – Lombardy * Formaio embriago – Veneto * Furmaggitt di Montevecchia – Lombardy * Furmaggiu du quagliu * Furmai :* Furmai del sieur Mario :* Furmai marçèt * Formazza * Formella del Friuli – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Frachet – Piedmont * Fresa – Sardinia * Frico balacia – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Frue


G

* Galbanino * Garda Tremosine * Giacobin de Zena * Giganti – Basilicata * Giglio sardo – Sardinia * Gineprino * Gingherlino – Lombardy * Giuncata * Gioda * Gioddu – Sardinia * Giuncà – Piedmont * Gorga Ciccarelli Viareggio – Tuscany *
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
– DOP – Lombardy, Piedmont :* Gorgonzola a due paste :* Gorgonzola con la coda :* Gorgonzola bresciano :* Gorgonzola tipo piccante * Gran cacio di Morolo * Grana – class of hard, mature cheeses :* Grana calabrese – Calabria :*
Grana Padano Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly- texture ...
– DOP – Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino, Veneto, Emilia‑Romagna :* Grana Trentino – Trentino * Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico * Granone Lodigiano – Lodi, Lombardy * Grappino * Grasso d'alpe – Piedmont * Graukäse - South Tyrol :* Graukäse della Valle Aurina – South Tyrol * Gresal – Veneto; the name used in Sedico for Pressato * Groviera La Leonessa * Guttus di pecora grossetano – Tuscany


H

* Hoch Pustertaler – South Tyrol; a cow's milk cheese, also known as formaggio Alta Pusteria; made in the communes of
Toblach Toblach (; it, Dobbiaco ) is a ''comune''/''Gemeinde'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Puster Valley about northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it h ...
and Niederdorf


I

* Incavolata - Piedmont; soft mixed milk cheese (such as robiola), wrapped in cabbage leaves * Ircano – Sardinia; cheese made from goats’ milk in the communes of San Nicolò Gerrei, Tertenia and Guspini * Italico – Lombardy; cows’ milk cheese made particularly in the provinces of Lodi and
Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
; a synonym for
Bel Paese ''Bel paese'' (or ''Belpaese'', ) is the classical poetical appellative for Italy, meaning the "beautiful country" in Italian, due to its mild weather, cultural heritage and natural endowment. The usage of the term originated in the Middle Age ...


J

* Jasperino lombardo – Lombardy


K

* Kiba torinese – Province of Turin, Piedmont


L

* Lacarian * Lagrein * La Res * Latteria – Lombardy, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Latteria Delebio :* Latteria di Fagagna – Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Latteria di Livigno – Valtellina, Lombardy * Liptauer triestino – Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia


M

* Macagn – Piedmont; mountain cows’ milk cheese made in the
province of Vercelli A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...
in the areas of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
and the Valsesia *
Maccagno Maccagno was a ''comune'' (municipality) of 2,000 inhabitants located in the province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Val Veddasca about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Varese. On 1 Janua ...
o Toma Maccagno * Madonie Provola – Sicily; stretched curd cows’ milk cheese made in the mountains of Madonie in the
province of Palermo The Province of Palermo ( it, provincia di Palermo; Sicilian: ''pruvincia di Palermu'') was a province in the autonomous region of Sicily, a major island in Southern Italy. Its capital was the city of Palermo. On 4 August 2015, it was replaced ...
* Maggot cheese – Sardinia * Magnocca :* Maioc-Magnocca gordana – Lombardy * Magnùn – Piedmont * Magro di piatta – Lombardy * Maiorchino :* Maiorchino di Novara di Sicilia – Sicily * Malga :* Malga altopina o dei Sette Comuni :* Malga bellunese – Province of Belluno, Veneto :* Malga Fane :* Malga o Ugovizza – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Malga stagionato nelle vinacce :* Malga Stelvio – Lombardy, South Tyrol * Manteca * Maria provolone di Potenza – Basilicata * Marzolina * Marzolino :* Marzolino del Chianti – Toscana :* Marzolino di Lucardo * Marzotica – Province of Lecce, Puglia * Mascarpin de la Calza * Mascarpa * Mascarpone :* Mascarpone di bufala :* Mascarpone di bufala di Battipaglia – Campania :* Mascarpone torta – Mascarpone layered with basil and pine kernels * Mastela *
Mattone Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks called ''courses'' are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. Bricks may be differentiated from blocks by s ...
or Zeigel * Mattonella al rosmarino * Matusc o Magro di latteria – Lombardy * Mezzapasta – Piedmont * Millefoglie all'aceto balsamico/Marzemino * Misto :* Misto capra :* Misto capra di malga :* Misto pecora fresco dei Berici * Moesin di Fregona * Mollana della Val Borbera * Moncenisio (see Murianengo) – Piedmont * Montagna * Montanello (Caciotta dolce) * Montasio – DOP – Friuli‑Venezia Giulia, Veneto * Mont Blanc :* Mont Blanc peppe * Monte Baldo e Monte Baldo primo fiore * Monte delle Dolomiti – Trentino *
Monte Veronese Monte Veronese is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk which is produced in the northern part of the Province of Verona, more specifically in the Lessini mountains or the Veronese prealps. Like Asiago it comes in two varieties, one fresh and on ...
– DOP – Veneto :* Monte Veronese di malga :* Monte Veronese ubriaco all'amarone - Veneto * Montébore – Piedmont; cheese made from mixed cows’ and sheep's milk in the south-east of the (
province of Alessandria The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...
) close to the
Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
n border, particularly in the area of Mongiardino Ligure * Montegranero * Morello, Tuscan cheese made from ewe's milk with added live lactic cultures * Morlâc * Morlacco (or Morlacco di Grappa) from the area of Monte Grappa in the
Veneto it, Veneto (man) it, Veneta (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = ...
* Mortrett (Murtret) * Mortaràt – Piedmont; class of cheeses from the area of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
in which the
curd Curd is obtained by coagulating milk in a sequential process called curdling. It can be a final dairy product or the first stage in cheesemaking. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lem ...
s are coated with natural flavourings such as alpine herbs, spices, walnuts, maize flour. Examples include Ostrica di montagna,http://www.formaggio.it ,
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Ciambella all'Aglio, Maccagnetta alle erbe, Maccagnetta alle noci, and Mattonella al rosmarino :* Mortaràt Ciambella aromatica * Motelì * Motta * Mottolina (historical name for Bettelmatt – Piedmont * Mottolino Mozzarella di bufala * Mozzarella – Campania, Provinces of Latina and Frosinone, Lazio, Puglia :* Mozzarella di bufala campana – DOP – Campania, Lazio, Puglia * Murazzano – DOP – Piedmont * Murianengo – Piedmont; also known as Moncenisio this is a Gorgonzola-like cows’ milk cheese from the
province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
. * Mursin * Murtarat * Musulupu


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* Nevegal * Nis * Nocciolino di ceva * Nostrale d'alpe – Piedmont * Nostrano (local produce) :* Nostrano di malga :* Nostrano d'alpe – Piedmont :* Nostrano de casèl – Trentino :* Nostrano del Primiero (see Nostrano della Val di Fassa) – Trentino :* Nostrano di Costalta :* Nostrano di Crodo – Piedmont :* Nostrano di latteria – Piedmont :* Nostrano di malga trentino – Trentino :* Nostrano Fiavé :* Nostrano grasso :* Nostrano misto capra – Trentino :* Nostrano prealpino :* Nostrano semigrasso – Trentino :* Nostrano della Val di Fassa – Trentino :* Nostrano Valchiese – Trentino :* Nostrano Valtrompia DOP * Nusnetto bresciano – Province of Brescia, Lombardy


O

* Ol Sciür - Lombardy * Ormea – Piedmont * Orrengigo di Pistoia – Tuscany * Ortler – South Tyrol * Ostrica di montagna – Piedmont; one of the Mortaràt specialities of the area of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
* Ossolano d'alpe – cows' milk cheese made in Piedmont


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* Paddaccio * Paddraccio * Padduni * Paglierina – Piedmont :* Paglierina apassitta :* Paglierina di rifreddo – Piedmont * Paglietta – Piedmont :* Paglietta delle Langhe :* Paglietta piemontese * Pallone di Gravina – Apulia and Basilicata‘Pallone di Gravina’
''Arca del Gusto'', Slow Food Foundation.
* Pampanella * Pancette - Basilicata * Pannarello * Pannerone Lodigiano – Lodi, Lombardy *
Parmigiano-Reggiano Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' is ...
– DOP – Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy * Pastore * Pastorella del Cerreto di Sorano * Pastorino * Pecora * Pecoricco – Apulia * Pecorini – Calabria *
Pecorino Pecorino cheeses are Types of cheese#Semi-hard or hard cheese, hard Italian cuisine, Italian cheeses made from Sheep milk, sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian language, Italian. Overview Of the six mai ...
– sheep's-milk cheese :* Pecorino a crosta fiorita :* Pecorino baccellone :* Pecorino bagnolese – Piedmont :* Pecorino brindisino – Province of Brindisi, Apulia :* Pecorino d'Abruzzo – Abruzzo :* Pecorino dei Berici :* Pecorino del Casentino – Tuscany :* Pecorino del Parco di Migliarino-San Rossore :* Pecorino della costa apuana – Ligury :* Pecorino della Garfagnana – Tuscany :* Pecorino della Lunigiana – Tuscany :* Pecorino della Versilia – Tuscany :* Pecorino delle balze volterrane – Tuscany :* Pecorino di Carmasciano :* Pecorino di Farindola :* Pecorino di Filiano – hard pecorino from the
Province of Potenza The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There ar ...
, Basilicata, for which an application for PDO status was published in the ''Official Journal of the European Union'' on 19.4.2007 :* Pecorino di Garfagnina – a Tuscan Pecorino made with milk from Garfagnina Bianca ewes :* Pecorino di Moliterno :* Pecorino di montagna :* Pecorino di Osilo :* Pecorino di Pian di Vas – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Pecorino di Pienza stagionato – Tuscany :* Pecorino di Romagna :* Pecorino fiorone :* Pecorino foggiano – Province of Foggia, Apulia :* Pecorino leccese – Province of Lecce, Apulia :* Pecorino lucano – Basilicata :* Pecorino Monte Re – Friuli Venezia Giulia :*
Pecorino Romano Pecorino Romano () is a hard, salty Italian cheese, often used for grating, made with sheep's milk. The name "pecorino" simply means "ovine" or "of sheep" in Italian; the name of the cheese, although protected, is a simple description rather t ...
– DOP – Lazio, Tuscany, Sardinia :* Pecorino rosso volterrano - Tuscany :* Pecorino sardo – DOP – Sardinia :* Pecorino senese – Sienna, Tuscany :* Pecorino siciliano – DOP – Sicily :* Pecorino stagionato in foglie di noce :* Pecorino subasio (an alternative name n dialectfor Pecorino umbro)- Umbri
Pecorino umbro – Umbria – Formaggi e Latte – Ovini
:* Pecorino toscano – DOP – Tuscany :* Pecorino umbro – Umbria :* Pecorino veneto – Veneto * Pepato * Peretta – Sardinia * Perlanera * Pettirosso "Tipo Norcia" * Piacentinu or Piacentino * Piacentinu di Enna or Piacentino ennese – Sicily * Piattone * Piave – DOP – Veneto :* Piave Fresco :* Piave Mezzano :* Piave Vecchio :* Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro :* Piave Vecchio Riserva * Piddiato * Pierino * Pioda S.Maria * Piodino * Piramide :* Piramide di capra :* Piramide in foglia * Piscedda * Pirittas * Pojna enfumegada (see Poina enfumegada) – Trentino * Poina enfumegada – Trentino * Pratolina * Pressato – Veneto * Presolana-Valseriana – Lombardy * Prescinseua – Liguria * Primo sale * Primolino * Primusali * Provola :* Provola affumicata – smoked cow’s milk cheese from
Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demog ...
::* Provola affumicata di bufala – smoked water buffalo’s-milk cheese from
Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demog ...
:* Provola di bufala
water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, S ...
's-milk cheese from
Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
: provinces of
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
and
Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...
:* Provola affumicata di bufala – smoked
water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, S ...
's-milk cheese from
Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
: provinces of
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
and
Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...
:* Provola Capizzi :* Provula casale (Floresta) :* Provola dei Monti Sicari :* Provola dei Nebrodi – Sicily :* Provola delle Madonie – Sicily :* Provola ragusana – Sicily :* Provola siciliana – Sicily :* Provola silana – Calabria * Provole – Basilicata *
Provolone Provolone (, ) is an Italian cheese. It is an aged '' pasta filata'' (stretched-curd) cheese originating in Campania near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes long. Provolone-type cheeses are also produced in ot ...
:* Provolone del Monaco :* Provolone piccante :* Provolone sardo – Sardinia :* Provolone siciliano – Sicily :* Provolone Valpadana – DOP – Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino :* Provolone Vernengo * Pusteria * Pustertaler – South Tyrol * Puzzone :* Puzzone Bochiotti :*
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 ...
– Trentino :* Puzzone Vandercaro


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* Quadro :* Quadro di capra :* Quadro provenzale * Quagliata ligure – Liguria *
Quartirolo Lombardo Quartirolo Lombardo ( lmo, Quartiroeul Lombard) is a soft table cheese made with cow's milk, which has a Protected designation of origin (PDO) status. History The beginning of its production dates back to the 10th century. Its production was ...
– DOP – Lombardy


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* Raschera – DOP – Piedmont :* Raschera d'alpeggio – Piedmont; a Raschera, made at least 900m above sea level in certain Alpine areas of the
province of Cuneo Cuneo ( Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes ...
* Ragusano – DOP – Sicily; * Rasco * Raspadüra * Ravaggiolo romagnolo * Raveggiolo – Tuscany * Raviggiolo :* Raviggiolo di pecora * Raviggiolu – Sardinia * Reblec de crama
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; cow's milk * Réblèque
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; cow's milk * Reblo :* Reblò alpino (see Reblochon)See Quaderni della Regione Piemonte :* Reblo cremoso Valle Susa – Piedmont * Reblochon – Piedmont * Rebruchon (see Reblochon) * Regato * Renàz * Riavulillo *
Ricotta Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after t ...
:* Ricotta affumicata di Mammola :* Ricotta caprina friulana – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Ricotta di bufala ::* Ricotta di bufala affumicata ::* Ricotta di bufala infornata ::* Ricotta di bufala salata ::* Ricotta essiccata di bufala ::* Ricotta fresca di bufala :* Ricotta di fuscella :* Ricotta forte – Campania :* Ricotta gentile – Sardinia :* Ricotta moliterna :* Ricotta mustia :* Ricotta pecorina Monte Re – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Ricotta romana – DOP – Lazio :* Ricotta salata,, :* Ricotta siciliana – Sicily :* Ricotta vaccina affumicata ossolana – Piedmont :* Ricottadi :* Ricotta forte - Apulia * Rigatino di Castel San Pietro * Robiola :* Robiola Alta Langa – Piedmont :* Robiola bresciana – Lombardy :* Robiola Cavour – Piedmont :* Robiola contadina :* Robiola d'Alba al tartufo – Piedmont :* Robiola della nonna :* Robiola della Val Bormida :* Robiola della Valsassina :* Robiola delle Langhe – Piedmont :* Robiola di Bossolasco :* Robiola di Castel San Giovanni :* Robiola di Ceva o Mondovì – Piedmont :* Robiola di Cocconato :* Robiola di Intropio :* Robiola di Montevecchia – Lombardy :* Robiola di pecora :* Robiola di Roccaverano – DOP – Piedmont :* Robiola di serosa :* Robiola La Rustica :* Robiola piemontese classica – Piedmont * Romita piemontese – Piedmont *
Rosa Camuna Rosa Camuna ( lmo, Roeusa Camuna) is an Italian mild semi-hard paste cheese made with partially skimmed cow's milk. Its shape and name come from the Camunian rose of Val Camonica where the cheese is produced. It has an ivory white color ins ...
– Val Camonica, Lombardy; mild compact paste cheese made with partially skimmed cow's milk * Rosso di lago


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* Salignon – lower
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; goats's and/or sheep’ milk cheese, usually smoked * Salagnun * Salato :* Salato duro friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Salato morbido del Friuli – Friuli-Venezia Giulia * Salgnun (Salignun) – Lombardy * Salondro or Solandro – Trentino :* Salondro di malga :* Salondro magro *
Salva Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People * Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist *Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor * Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder *Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951), South ...
– Lombardy * Santo Stefano d'Aveto (also known as San Stè) – from the upper Aveto valley and particularly from within the municipal boundaries of the communes of Rezzoaglio and Santo Stefano d'Aveto - Ligury * Sappada (cheese) – Province of Belluno, Veneto * Saras del Fèn – PiedmontGiuseppe Zepp
''Cheeses of the Piedmont Region of Italy''
, Dairy Science and Food Technology.
* Sarasso * Sarazzu (see Sarasso) * Sargnon or Serniun – Piedmont * Sbrinz – Lombardy * Scacciata * Scacione (Caprone) * Scamorza :* Scamorza calabra – Calabria :* Scamorza di bufala – Campania :* Scamorza molisana – Molise * Scheggia * Schiz * Schlander * Scuete frante – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Scuete fumade or Ricotta affumicata – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Scimuda d'alpe – Lombardy * Scimudin – Lombardy * Scimut * Scodellato * Secondo sale * Seras – lower
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; cows’ milk cheese known since 1267 and often eaten with
polenta Polenta (, ) is a dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically made from other grains. The dish comes from Italy. It may be served as a hot porridge, or it may be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or grilled. ...
* Seré (see Seras) * Seirass (see Seras) :* Seirass del Fen (see Seras) – Piedmont :* Seirass del Lausun – Piedmont :* Seirass di latte :* Seirass di siero di pecora :* Seirass stagionato * Semicotto :* Semicotto caprino :* Semicotto ovino * Semitenero loiano * Semuda * Sigarot :* Sigarot cenese :* Sigarot miele :* Sigarot naturale * Silandro – South Tyrol *
Silter Silter is an Italian hard cheese made within the Alpine Lombardy region around Province of Brescia and surrounding areas and traditionally produced with unpasteurised cows milk during summer months and September,
– Lombardy :* Silter della Val Camonica – Lombardy * Shtalp * Smorzasoel * Soera (Sola della Valcasotto) – Piedmont * Sola – Piedmont :* Sola stagionata * Sora :* Sora di pecora brigasca :* Sora tre latti * Sot la Trape – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Sottocenere al tartufo * Spalèm – Lombardy * Spessa – Trentino * Spress – Piedmont * Spressa delle Giudicarie – DOP – Trentino *
Squacquerone ''Squacquerone'' is an Italian cheese soft and crumbly type, originally from Romagna. Description Squacquerone is a cow's milk cheese, made from whole milk, with a very short maturation. It is similar to ''crescenza'', although the paste (white ...
di Romagna DOP – Emilia-Romagna * Squarquaglione dei Monti Lepini * Sta'el * Stagionato de Vaise * Stella di mare * Stelvio or Stilfser – DOP * Sterzinger – South Tyrol * Stintino di Luino * Stracchino :* Stracchino della Valsassina :* Stracchino di bufala :* Stracchino di Nesso :* Stracchino nostrano di Monte Bronzone :* Stracchino orobico :* Stracchino tipico – Lombardy :* Stracchino toscano – Tuscany *
Stracciata Stracciata is a fresh ''pasta filata'' cheese produced in Italy. Stracciata is formed into flat strips of about 4–5 cm wide, 1 cm thick and folded in on itself in a uniform manner or woven wire, made with cow's milk. The name ''stracc ...
* Stracciatella di bufala * Strachet – Lombardy * Strachitunt * Stracòn * Strica


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*
Tabor Tabor may refer to: Places Czech Republic * Tábor, a town in the South Bohemian Region ** Tábor District, the surrounding district * Tábor, a village and part of Velké Heraltice in the Moravian-Silesian Region Israel * Mount Tabor, Galil ...
– Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Taburet * Taleggio – DOP – Lombardy, Veneto and Piedmont :* Taleggio bergamasco :* Taleggio mandello lario * Tella Alto Adige – South Tyrol * Tendaio – semi-soft cows milk cheese made in
Castiglione di Garfagnana Castiglione di Garfagnana is a medieval walled town and ''comune'' of 1,878 inhabitants in the province of Lucca. It sits on a hillside above the river Esarulo, a tributary of the Serchio. The town is renowned for the band Filarmonica Alpina, fo ...
,
Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...
, with ancient origins * Testùn – Piedmont :* Testùn ciuc * Tipo :* Tipo dolce – Lombardy :* Tipo fresco – Piedmont :* Tipo malga friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Tipo stagionato – Piedmont * Tirabuscion * Tirolese
South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...
* Toblach or Toblacher Stangenkäse – South Tyrol (see Dobbiaco) *
Toma Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province *Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town **Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a t ...
:* Toma Ajgra – from the Valsesia in the
Province of Vercelli A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...
, Piedmont :* Toma alpigiana :* Toma of Basilicata :* Toma biellese – made with milk from the Pezzata Rossa d’Oropa cattle breed in the
Province of Biella The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella. It has an area of , and a total population of 178 5 ...
, Piedmont :* Toma brusca – Piedmont :* Toma del botGiorgio Ottogalli
''Atlante dei formaggi'', p359
Hoepli Editore, 2002.
:* Toma del lait brusc (or Formag lait brusc) – cows’ milk cheese from the
Susa Valley The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa; french: Val de Suse; oc, Val d'Ors) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the so ...
, Piedmont :* Toma del Maccagno – cows’ milk cheese from the Biellese, Piedmont :* Toma del Mottarone :* Toma del Pastore :* Toma della Valle di Susa – cows’ milk cheese from the
Province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
, Piedmont :* Toma della Valle Stura – Province of Cuneo, Piedmont :* Toma della Valsesia – Province of Vercelli, Piedmont :* Toma di Balme – Piedmont :* Toma di Boves – Piedmont :* Toma di capra – Piedmont and Lombardy. ::* Toma di capra d'alpeggio ::* Toma di capra Crava :* Toma di Celle – from the area around
Celle Macra Celle di Macra (sometimes ‘Celle Macra’) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo, region of Piedmont, Italy. It is located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. At the end of 2017 it had a population of 94. ...
in the Valle Maira, Piedmont :* Toma di Elva (synonym for
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *''Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, whe ...
) :* Gressoney Toma (french: Tomme de Gressoney, TTitsch: ''Kesch'') – Lys Valley,
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; a Toma made with cows’ milk in the Alpine summer pastures of the Lys Valley :* Toma di Lanzo – Piedmont :* Toma di Mendatica – from the upper Valle Arroscia, the Val Roja, and the Valle Impera :* Toma ossolana – Piedmont ::* Toma ossolana al prunent ::* Toma ossolana d'alpeggio ::* Toma ossolana di casa :* Toma ovicaprina :* Toma di Pragelato – Piedmont :* Toma di Valgrisenche (french: Tomme de Valgrisenche) – Valgrisenche,
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
:* Toma lucana – Basilicata :* Toma piemontese – DOP cheese from Piedmont produced in the provinces of Novara, Verbania, Vercelli, Biella, Turin and Cuneo and in parts of the provinces of Asti and Alessandria :* Toma Valle Pelice * Tombea – Lombardy * Tometta – Piedmont :* Tometta al barolo :* Tometta di Barge :* Tometta Monte Ciuc :* Tometta Valle Elvo * Tometto (Tumet) * Tomini di Bollengo e del Talucco – Piedmont *
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U

* Ubriaco – Veneto :* Ubriaco al traminer di capra * Uova di bufala (See
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V

* Vaciarin * Val Brandet – Lombardy * Valcasotto – Piedmont *
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Z

* Ziegenkäse (see Algunder Ziegenkäse) - South Tyrol * Ziger – South Tyrol * Zigercäse (synonym for Ziger) * Zighera – Trentino; a smoked cheese made in the mountains of Pinetano and the area of Valfloriana * Zincarlin * Zumelle (cheese), Zumelle – Veneto * Zufi – Piedmont; a fermented ricotta, somewhat related to Brös, made in Val Formazza, province of Novarahttp://www.prodottitipici.com ,
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* Zuvi (synonym for Zufi.)


See also

* Italian cuisine * List of cheeses


References

;Bibliography * Rubino, R., et al. (2005), ''Italian Cheese'',


External links


Prodottitipici.com, ''Formaggi e Latte''
– provides extensive coverage of traditional varieties of Italian cheese
Formaggio.it
– also covers a very wide coverage of Italian cheeses
Milkonline.com
– concentrates (not exclusively) on PDO cheeses, often providing details of the production regulations




Prodotti Tradizionale SAG Elenco Regioni
– a list of traditional Italian food products by region
Cheeses – Aosta Valley Tourism Board

Assolatte – Associazione Italiana Lattiero Casearia
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