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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 production, ...
made within the Alpine
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region around
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and surrounding areas and traditionally produced with unpasteurised cows milk during summer months and September,Formaggio.it Entry
(Italian Language) (Accessed November 2015)

(Accessed November 2015)
is
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for a minimum of 6 months. As of 2015, within the EU, it has '' PDO'' certification.EU PDO Certification information
(Accessed Nov/2015).


Name

The name ''Silter'' originates from the name of the cheese store-room in
Val Camonica Val Camonica (also ''Valcamonica'' or Camonica Valley, Eastern Lombard: ''Al Camònega'') is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in the ...
where cheeses are stored and aged.


History

It is a traditional cheese from Valle Camonica, derived from the milk of brown breed cows, very common in the mountainous areas of the Brescia valleys. It takes its name from the Lombard term, of Celtic origin, which designates the aging room in the malga.


Production

The cheese is produced in the municipalities falling within the Montane Communities of Valle Camonica and partially in the Sebino Bresciano area. Particularly valuable are the shapes made in the malghe located on the Guglielmo and Maniva mountains, in the area of the Croce Domini Pass as well as the Valleys of Case di Viso and Santa Apollonia in
Ponte di Legno Ponte di Legno ( Camunian: ) is an Italian ''comune'' of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Geography Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of V ...
. Optimal conservation takes place in not too hot environments which can vary from a temperature between 9 and 14 °C. The minimum seasoning is 100 days.


See also

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List of Italian cheeses :''This page lists more than 1,000 types of Italian cheese but is still incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' This is an article of Italian cheeses. Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2500 tradit ...


References

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