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: 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.