Valtellina Casera ( lmo, Casera de la Valtolina) is a cheese made from
semi-skimmed cows' milk in the northern Italian
province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403.
History
The Province was established in 1815, within ...
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[Valtellina Casera]
Consorzio Tutela Formaggi Valtellina Casera e Bitto. Its origins date back to the sixteenth century and it is much used in the cuisine of the
Valtellina: particularly in dishes based on
buckwheat flour such as
pizzoccheri and
sciatt (''toad(s)'' in
Lombard language).
[
It has had ]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 ...
(PDO) status under European Union law
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since 1996; its production is managed by the Consorzio Tutela Formaggi Valtellina Casera e Bitto and certification is regulated by CSQA of Thiene.[Consorzio Tutela Formaggi Valtellina Casera e Bitto]
homepage.
References
External links
Consorzio Tutela Formaggi Valtellina Casera e Bitto
Cow's-milk cheeses
Italian products with protected designation of origin
Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union
Lombard cheeses
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