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PresidioSheep's-milk cheeseSicilia

Maiorchino

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One of the largest sheep cheeses in Italy, from 10 to 20 kg, made mostly from whole ewe's milk with a little goat's or cow's milk between February and early June, when the Peloritani and Nebrodi pastures are at their richest.

Designation

Certification
Slow Food Presidium
Category
Cheeses

Where it is made

Peloritani Mountains, Messina province

How it is made

The curd is pierced repeatedly during working, and the wheels are aged long.

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