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Macagn

A mountain cheese of full-fat raw cow's milk, named for a foothill of Monte Rosa though actually made in the Cervo, Sessera and Sesia valleys. Its defining trait is that a cheese is made after every single milking, a method that probably grew out of working with what each milking gave.

Designation

Certification
Slow Food Presidium
Category
Cheeses

Where it is made

central and eastern Biellese Prealps, province of Biella; Valsesia, province of Vercelli

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