Gorgonzola Cheese PDO

Consortium
Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola
Product info
Gorgonzola Cheese
This cheese takes its name from the village of Gorgonzola, on the outskirts of Milan. Legend has it that this
cheese was made there for first time in 879 A.D.
It appears that they called it "stracchino" in days of old; nevertheless, its date of birth remains a
mystery. There are some indications that may lead to an even earlier date for the manufacture of the
"stracchino di Gorgonzola". The word "stracchino" itself comes from the adjective
"stracco", that is to say "stanco", wich in Italian means "tired":
this leads us to the transhumance of cow herds - back in Roman times - from the higher grounds on alpine pastures
down to the lower - lying water - meadows in the Po Valley.
Product Details
Ingredients: milk, salt, rennet
Storage:+4°C
Shelf life: 30/45 days
Nutrition facts label
Energy | 1375 kj / 330 kcal |
Proteins | 19 g |
Carbohydrate | 0 g |
Fat | 27 g |
Phosphorus | 360 g |
Calcium | 420 g |
Potassium | 120 g |
Cholesterol | 70 g |
CLAL focus on: Asiago PDO Product of the Mountain
- Name:
- Asiago PDO Product of the Mountain
- Consortium:
- Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Asiago
- Base:
- Vicenza, Italy
- Establishment year:
- 1979
- Products:
- Fresh Asiago, Mature Asiago, Asiago Product of the Mountain
It is the traditional cheese of the Asiago Plateau. Asiago Cheese, which boasts the name "Product of the Mountain", is produced and aged only by cheese-makers located in mountain territory lying at an altitude of over 600 metres, according to strict production guidelines that highlight the repetition of an ancient tradition that protects the environment, grazing livestock and the consumer.