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Gorgonzola Cheese PDO

Gorgonzola Cheese

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: Gorgonzola

Name:
Gorgonzola Cheese PDO
Consortium:
Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Gorgonzola
Base:
Novara
Establishment year:
1970
N° of Associated Farms:
40
Product:
Gorgonzola

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.

By law and by tradition there are only two regions in Italy which are entitled to manufacture Gorgonzola cheese, and even within these regions, only some provinces are allowed to produce it.

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