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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
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, ...
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
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level. In terms of raw production volume, Italy is the third largest cheese producer in the European Union, behind France and
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Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
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 Parmi ...
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- textur ...
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'' i ...
,
Mascarpone Mascarpone (, , ) is a soft Italian acid-set cream cheese. It is recognized in Italy as a ("traditional agri-food product"). Outside Italy, mascarpone is sometimes mispronounced as "marscapone", even by food professionals. Production process ...
, 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 Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
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 th ...
are some of the most popular cheeses worldwide. See
List of Italian DOP cheeses This List of Italian PDO/DOP cheeses includes all the Italian cheeses which have Protected Designation of Origin (, or DOP/PDO), status under European Union regulations. All of the formerly existing "DO" cheeses (protected under Italian law) ...
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
Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
*
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 border wi ...
– 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 border wi ...
(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 Cammarata is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Agrigento on the eponymous mountain, which has an elevation above sea level in a territor ...
and San Giovanni Gemini (Province of Agrigento) * Aladino * Algunder Bauernkäse Halbfett ( it, formaggio contadino semigrasso di Lagundo) – from
Burggrafenamt The Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato , german: Burggrafenamt) is a district ( it, comprensorio, german: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns ...
( 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 – 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 – 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 Ageing ( BE) or aging ( AE) is the process of becoming older. The term refers mainly to humans, many other animals, and fungi, whereas for example, bacteria, perennial plants and some simple animals are potentially biologically immortal. In ...
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'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 and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent i ...
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 also ...
of
Bagolino Bagolino ( Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, in the valley of the river Caffaro, on the right side of Valle Sabbia. Bagolino is known for the cheese named Bagòss and the carnival. Similar to grana pada ...
http://www.agraria.org , ''Formaggi tipici'' * Bagòss di Bagolino (synonym for Bagòss) * Baricot *
Bastardo del Grappa Bastardo del Grappa is a traditional cheese produced in the foothills of Monte Grappa massif and in the provinces of Treviso, Belluno, and Vicenza, in Italy. Bastardo del Grappa is a certified PAT cheese qualifying it as a genuine Italian prod ...
– from Veneto; a cheese traditionally made with mixed milks, hence ‘bastardo’, in the area of
Monte Grappa Monte Grappa ( vec, Mónte Grapa) (1,775 m) is a mountain of the Venetian Prealps in Veneto, Italy. It lies between the Venetian plain to the south and the central alpine areas to the North. To the west, it is parted from the Asiago upland by ...
* 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. ...
* Bebé di Sorrento – Campania; a cow's milk cheese produced in a similar manner to Caciocavallo sorrentino 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, ...
in the
Province of Naples The Province of Naples ( it, Provincia di Napoli; nap, Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) was a province in the Campania region of southern Italy. In 2014/2015, the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990 and Law 56/2014), replaced 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 Pralungo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and just north of Biella. The municipality of Pralungo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and ...
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 a ...
* 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 th ...
made in summer in the alpine pastures of Sauze d’Oulx and San Sicario (Commune of
Cesana Torinese Cesana Torinese (French ''Césanne'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, on the border with France. Cesana is a popular winter ski resort, being connected ...
) in the upper
Val di Susa 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 sou ...
, 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 village ...
(
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 *
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 (perhaps ...
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 S ...
* Bella Lodi – Lombardia; typical Italian hard cheese from Lodi, "Granone" lodigiano * Belicino – Sicily; a fresh sheep's mik cheese from the
Belice The Belice, , is a river of western Sicily. It is about long. From its main source near Piana degli Albanesi it runs south and west for as the Belice Destro ("right Belice") until it is joined near Poggioreale by its secondary branch, the Be ...
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 Calatafimi-Segesta, commonly known as simply Calatafimi, is a small town in the province of Trapani, in Sicily, southern Italy. The full name of the municipality was created in 1997 and is meant to highlight the presence within its territory of th ...
,
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 di ...
,
Poggioreale Poggioreale ( Sicilian: ''Poggiuriali'') is a ghost town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice The Belice, , is a river of western Sicily. It is about long. From its main source nea ...
,
Salaparuta Salaparuta is a town and ''comune'' in South-Western Sicily, Italy, in the valley of the Belice river, administratively part of the province of Trapani Trapani ( it, Provincia di Trapani, scn, Pruvincia di Tràpani; officially ''Libero consorz ...
,
Campobello di Mazara Campobello di Mazara ( scn, Campubbeddu) is a town in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. Its inhabitants are scattered in the town center and the minor seaside ''frazioni'' of Tre Fontane and Torretta Granitola, populated mostly ...
,
Gibellina Gibellina ( Sicilian: ''Jibbiddina'', Arabic: "little mount" - جبل صغير) is a small city and ''comune'' in the Province of Trapani, the mountains of central Sicily, Italy. It was destroyed by the 1968 Belice earthquake. The new city, G ...
,
Santa Ninfa Santa Ninfa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. History Santa Ninfa was founded in 1605 by Luigi Arias Giardina who, with approval of King Philip III of Spain Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1 ...
, 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 T ...
. * 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 Fra ...
– 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 – 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 ...
*
Bitto Bitto ( lmo, Bit) is an Italian DOP (''Denominazione di Origine Protetta'') cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy. It owes its name to the Bitto river. Bitto is produced only in the summer months when the cows feed on the high al ...
– DOP – Lombardy :* Bitto d'Alpe :* Bitto Valtellina (synonym for
Bitto Bitto ( lmo, Bit) is an Italian DOP (''Denominazione di Origine Protetta'') cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy. It owes its name to the Bitto river. Bitto is produced only in the summer months when the cows feed on the high al ...
) * Bleu d'Aoste –
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* 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 *
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– DOP – Province of Cuneo, Piedmont; made in three varieties: :* Bra d'alpeggio :* Bra duro :* 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, made by Argiolas Formaggi in
Dolianova Dolianova ( sc, Patiolla) is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia. The town was born on 25 June 1905 from the fusion of two centers: Sicci San Biagio and San Pantaleo. Its economy is based on agriculture (wine ...
(
Province of Cagliari Cagliari ( it, provincia di Cagliari; sc, provìntzia de Casteddu) was a 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 (2001). There were 71 ' ...
) * Bresciannella * Bricchetto tartufo * Brocciu (see Brotzu) * Bros (see
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
) – Langhe, Piedmont *
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
* Bross (see
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
) * Brotzu :it:Formaggi sardi * Brus (see
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
) :* Brus da latte :* Brus da ricotta * Bruss (see
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
) :* Bruss delle Langhe (see
Brös Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
) :* Bruss di Castelmagno – Piedmont :* Bruss di Frabosa * Bruz :* Bruz d'Murazzan :* Bruz d'Murazzanivan * 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) 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, th ...
:* Burrata di Andria – Burrata with PGI status :* Burrata di bufala – made from the milk of
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* Burrell – Lazio * Burrino – Basilicata, Molise, Campania, Calabria :* Burrino e burrata di bufala (
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's milk cheeses from
Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
) :* Burrino farcito con soppressata – Basilica :* Burrino in corteccia – Campania *
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* 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 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
Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
; in both smoked and un-smoked varieties, from
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) :* 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 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 ...
– DOP – Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Molise and Puglia :* Caciocavallo podolico – 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 bufalaProdottitipici.com, ''Formaggi e Latte Bufalini'' :* Cacioricotta di capra cilentina – Cilento, Campania :* Cacioricotta fresca – Lazio :* Cacioricotta lucano – Puglia, Campania, and especially Basilicata :* Cacioricotta pugliese – Puglia * Caciotta – Central and South Italy :* Caciotta amiatina :* 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 dei Monti della Laga – Lazio :* Caciotta della sabina – Lazio :* Caciotta di Asiago – Veneto :* Caciotta di Brugnato :* Caciotta di capra – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Caciotta di latte caprino :* Caciotta di Montemauro – Emilia-Romagna :* Caciotta di pecora :* Caciotta genuina romana – Lazio :* Caciotta mista della Tuscia :* Caciotta di bufala – Lazio ::* Caciotta di bufala pontina :* Caciotta Manzone :* Caciotta sarda – Sardinia :* Caciotta senese – 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, after ...
. * Callu de cabreddu * Camasciano *
Canestrato 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 of ...
– Trentino, Puglia, Basilicata, Sicily, Sardinia :* Canestrato crotonese – Calabria :* Canestrato d'Aspromonte – Calabria :* Canestrato di Calabria – Calabrio :* Canestrato di Moliterno – 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 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 of C ...
– 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 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 ...
– 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 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 ...
(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 – Piedmont ::* Caprino bicchierino :* Caprino da grattugia :* Caprino dell'Aspromonte – Calabria :* Caprino degli Alburni – 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 della Val Vigezzo :* Caprino di Baceno – Piedmont :* Caprino di Cavalese :* Caprino di Demonte – Piedmont :* Caprino di malga delle Alpi Marittime – Piedmont :* Caprino di Montefalcone del Sannio :* Caprino di Rimella – Piedmont :* Caprino di Urbino – Marche :* Caprino Francese :* Caprino fresco – Abruzzo :* Caprino fresco veneto – Veneto :* Caprino lattico piemontese – Piedmont :* Caprino lombardo - Lombardy :* Caprino ossolano – Piedmont :* Caprino presamico piemontese – Piedmont :* Caprino sardo – Sardinia :* Caprino spazzacamino :* Caprino stagionato – Basilicata, Campania :* Caprino trentino – Trentino :* Caprino vaccino – Lombardy :* Caprino Valle – Piedmont :* Caprino valsesiano * Cappucetto roso * Capriola * Capritilla * Carboncino * Carletta-Tometta cremosa di pecora * Carlina Robiola di pura capra * Carmasciano * Carnia – Carnia, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Casale de Elva – Province of Cuneo Piedmont; cheese made in the Commune of Elva (CN), 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 the ...
which may be sold fresh or aged. In the latter case it resembles
Castelmagno Castelmagno (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèlmanh'') is a small ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. The population of the municipality of Caste ...
. Alternative names include Toma di Elva, Caso di Elva and Tumo de Caso). *
Casalina Casalina is a of the of Deruta in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 168 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di stati ...
* Casareccio di Gorreto * Casàt Gardesano * Casatella :* Casatella Romagnola :* Casatella Trevigiana * Casatta nostrana di Corteno Golgi – Lombardy *
Casciotta di Urbino Casciotta d'Urbino or ''Casciotta di Urbino'' is a type of Caciotta cheese, made in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region, central Italy. This cheese is generally made of between 70 and 80% sheep milk with 20-30% cow's milk. F ...
– DOP – Marche * Casel Bellunese – Province of Belluno Veneto * Casera :* Casera Crotto :* Casera giovane Valtellina – Valtellina Lombardy :* Casera uso monte * Casieddu di Moliterno – Basilicata * Casizolu - Sardinia :* Casizolu di pecora * Caso :* Caso conzato :* Caso di Elva (synonym for Casale de Elva) :* Caso peruto * Casolet - Lombardy, Trentino :* Casolet della Val di Sole – Lombardy * Casoretta * Cassatella * Castel Ariund – strongly flavoured cows milk cheese from Entracque in the Maritime Alps of the Province of Cuneo Piedmont, often eaten with the local honey * Castelmagno cheese, Castelmagno – DOP – Piedmont * Castelrosso cheese, Castelrosso * Casu - Sardinia :*Casu axedu o Frue :* Casu becciu :* Casu cundhídu (see Casu marzu) :*Casu marzu or formaggio marcio – traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese, notable for containing live insect larvae :* Casu modde (see Casu marzu) :*Casu de cabreddu :*Casu friscu – Formaggio fresco from Sardinia :*Casu spiattatu – Sardinia * Cavrin (Cevrin) di Coazze – Piedmont; goat cheese * Cesio (cheese), Cesio * Chabri stagionato * Charbonet * Cherz – Veneto; a name used in Livinallongo del Col di Lana for Pressatohttp://www.agraria.org ,
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* Ciabutin * Cimbro * Cingherlino (Zincarlin) * Cofanetto * Comelico (cheese), Comelico * Conciato di San Vittore – Lazio * Conciato romano – Lazio * Contrin * Cosacavaddu ibleo – Sicily * Costa d'Oro (cheese), 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 – 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 (cheese), Dobbiaco – South Tyrol * Dolce Isola misto * Dolcelatte – cheese related to Gorgonzola cheese, Gorgonzola, 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 :* Mozzarella#Cow's milk, Fior di latte :* Fior di latte laziale – Lazio :* Fior di monte * Fiordivalle * Fiore :* Fiore sardo – DOP – Sardinia :* Fiore sicano * Fioreta * Fiorone della Valsassina * Fiurì, 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 (cheese), Gorgonzola – DOP – Lombardy, Piedmont :* Gorgonzola a due paste :* Gorgonzola con la coda :* Gorgonzola bresciano :* Gorgonzola tipo piccante * Gran cacio di Morolo * Grana (cheese), 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- textur ...
– 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 comuni, communes of Toblach and Niederdorf, South Tyrol, Niederdorf


I

* Incavolata - Piedmont; soft mixed milk cheese (such as robiola), wrapped in cabbage leaves * Ircano – Sardinia; cheese made from goats’ milk in the comuni, communes of San Nicolò Gerrei, Tertenia and Guspini * Italico – Lombardy; cows’ milk cheese made particularly in the provinces of province of Lodi, Lodi and Province of Pavia, Pavia; a synonym for Bel Paese


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 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 a ...
and the Valsesia * Maccagno (cheese), Maccagno o Toma Maccagno * Madonie Provola – Sicily; stretched curd cows’ milk cheese made in the mountains of Madonie in the province of Palermo * Maggot cheese – Sardinia * Magnocca :* 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 cheese, 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 (, , ) is a soft Italian acid-set cream cheese. It is recognized in Italy as a ("traditional agri-food product"). Outside Italy, mascarpone is sometimes mispronounced as "marscapone", even by food professionals. Production process ...
:* Mascarpone di bufala :* Mascarpone di bufala di Battipaglia – Campania :* Mascarpone torta – Mascarpone layered with basil and pine kernels * Mastela * Mattone (Cheese), Mattone 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 (cheese), 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 – 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) close to the Ligurian border, particularly in the area of Mongiardino Ligure * Montegranero * Morello cheese, Morello, Tuscany, Tuscan cheese made from Sheep#Food, ewe's milk with added Cheese ripening, live lactic cultures * Morlâc * Morlacco (or Morlacco di Grappa) from the area of
Monte Grappa Monte Grappa ( vec, Mónte Grapa) (1,775 m) is a mountain of the Venetian Prealps in Veneto, Italy. It lies between the Venetian plain to the south and the central alpine areas to the North. To the west, it is parted from the Asiago upland by ...
in the Veneto * 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 a ...
in which the curds are coated with natural flavourings such as alpine herbs, spices, walnuts, maize flour. Examples include Ostrica di montagna,http://www.formaggio.it ,
Ostrica di montagna
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Ciambella all'Aglio, Maccagnetta alle erbe, Maccagnetta alle noci, and Mattonella al rosmarino :* Mortaràt Ciambella aromatica * Motelì * Motta (cheese), Motta * Mottolina (historical name for Bettelmatt – Piedmont * Mottolino file:Mozzarella di bufala3.jpg, Mozzarella di bufala *
Mozzarella Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
– Campania, Provinces of Latina and Frosinone, Lazio, Puglia :* Mozzarella di bufala campana – DOP – Campania, Lazio, Puglia * Murazzano (cheese), Murazzano – DOP – Piedmont * Murianengo – Piedmont; also known as Moncenisio this is a Gorgonzola-like cows’ milk cheese from the province of Turin. * Mursin * Murtarat * Musulupu


N

* Nevegal * Nisso, 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 a ...
* Ossolano d'alpe – cows' milk cheese made in Piedmont


P

* 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'' i ...
– DOP – Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy * Pastore * Pastorella del Cerreto di Sorano * Pastorino * Pecora * Pecoricco – Apulia * Pecorini – Calabria * Pecorino – 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, 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 Tuscany, 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 – 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 [in dialect] for 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 cheese, Piave – DOP – Veneto :* Piave Fresco :* Piave Mezzano :* Piave Vecchio :* Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro :* Piave Vecchio Riserva * Piddiato * Pierino (cheese), 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 Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
::* Provola affumicata di bufala – smoked domestic buffalo, water buffalo’s-milk cheese from
Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
:* 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, So ...
's-milk cheese from
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: provinces of province of Rome, Rome and province of Frosinone, Frosinone :* 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, So ...
's-milk cheese from
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: provinces of province of Rome, Rome and province of Frosinone, Frosinone :* 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 del Monaco :* Provolone piccante :* Provolone sardo – Sardinia :* Provolone siciliano – Sicily :* Provolone Valpadana – DOP – Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino :* Provolone Vernengo * Pusteria (cheese), Pusteria * Pustertaler (cheese), Pustertaler – South Tyrol * Puzzone :* Puzzone Bochiotti :* Puzzone di Moena – Trentino :* Puzzone Vandercaro


Q

* Quadro :* Quadro di capra :* Quadro provenzale * Quagliata ligure – Liguria * Quartirolo Lombardo – DOP – Lombardy


R

* 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 * 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 –
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; 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 th ...
:* 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 – Val Camonica, Lombardy; mild compact paste cheese made with partially skimmed cow's milk * Rosso di lago


S

* Salignon – lower
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; 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 (cheese), Salva – Lombardy * Santo Stefano d'Aveto (cheese), Santo Stefano d'Aveto (also known as San Stè) – from the upper Aveto valley and particularly from within the municipal boundaries of the comuni, 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 * 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 – Lombardy :* Silter della Val Camonica – Lombardy * Shtalp * Robiola bresciana, 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 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 * Stracciatella di bufala * Strachet – Lombardy * Strachitunt * Stracòn * Strica


T

* Tabor (cheese), Tabor – Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Taburet * Taleggio cheese, 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,
Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, 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 (cheese), Tirolese – South Tyrol * Toblach or Toblacher Stangenkäse – South Tyrol (see Dobbiaco) * Toma cheese, Toma :* Toma Ajgra – from the Valsesia in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont :* Toma alpigiana :* Toma (basilicata), Toma of Basilicata :* Toma biellese – made with milk from the Pezzata Rossa d’Oropa cattle breed in the Province of Biella, 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, Piedmont :* Toma del Maccagno – cows’ milk cheese from the Province of Biella, 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 in the Valle Maira, Piedmont :* Toma di Elva (synonym for Casale de Elva) :* Gressoney Toma (french: Tomme de Gressoney, Walliser German, TTitsch: ''Kesch'') – Lys Valley,
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; 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 * Tomino (cheese), Tomino – Piedmont :* Tomino canavesano asciutto :* Tomino canavesano fresco :* Tomino da padella :* Tomino del bec :* Tomino del boscaiolo :* Tomino del bot :* Tomino del mel :* Tomino del Talucco :* Tomino delle Valli Saluzzesi :* Tomino di Andrate :* Tomino di Bosconero :* Tomino di Casalborgone :* Tomino di Rivalta :* Tomino di San Giacomo di Boves :* Tomino di Saronsella (Chivassotto) :* Tomino di Sordevolo :* Tomino di Talucco – Piedmont :* Tomino "Montoso" * Torta (cheese) :* Torta orobica :* Torta mascarpone * Toscanello * Tosela – Trentino :* Tosèla del Primiero – Trentino * Toumin dal mel – Piedmont * Tre Valli – Province of Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Treccia :* Treccia dura – Basilicata :* Treccia dei Cerviati e Centaurino – Campania * Trifulin – Langhe, Piedmont * Trizza * Tronchetto :* Tronchetto alpino :* Tronchetto di capra :* Tronchetto stagionato * Trugole * Tuma (cheese), Tuma – Piedmont :* Tuma 'd Trausela – Piedmont :* Tuma di Celle :* Tuma di langa sotto vetro :* Tuma sicula * Tumazzu :* Tumazzu di pecura ccu pipi :* Tumazzu di piecura :* Tumazzu di vacca :* Tumazzu di vacca ccu pipi * Tumet di Pralungo – Piedmont * Tumin :* Tumin del mello * Tumo de Caso (synonym for Casale de Elva)


U

* Ubriaco – Veneto :* Ubriaco al traminer di capra * Uova 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 ...
)


V

* Vaciarin * Val Brandet – Lombardy * Valcasotto – Piedmont * Valle d'Aosta Fromadzo or ''Vallée d'Aoste Fromadzo'' – DOP –
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* Valligiano * Valsevia ubriaca * Valtellina casera – DOP – Lombardy * Vastedda :* Vastedda della Valle del Belice :* Vastedda palermitana – Province of Palermo, Sicily * Vezzena, Vézzena – Trentino


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 Brös (also Bros, Bross, Brus or Bruss) is a Piedmontese and Ligurian preparation of cheese and grappa which, in former centuries, was typical of the peasant cuisine of the Upper Langa and West Liguria. Its pungent flavour gave rise to the pro ...
, made in Val Formazza, province of Novarahttp://www.prodottitipici.com ,
Zufi
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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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