Casciotta d'Urbino or ''Casciotta di Urbino'' is a type of

Caciotta 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 ripen ...

cheese, made in the

Province of Pesaro and Urbino The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia ...

in the

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 ...

region, central Italy. This cheese is generally made of between 70 and 80% sheep milk with 20-30% cow's milk. First made in ancient times, this cheese, it is said was a favourite of

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...

and Pope Clement XIV. Local legend has it that the name came about from a mis-pronunciation of '

' by a local civil servant, some say it is derived from the local dialect.

References

*Rubino, R., et al. (2005), ''Italian Cheese'',
Formaggio.it - Profile
(Italian)

External links

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