The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Semi-hard cheese

Cheese Taleggio Valcolatte

Italian cheese, 48% fat, produced from non-pasteurized cows milk in the province of Lombardy. This cheese is matured in dark caverns and is often covered with pink rind, all with white, butter texture, with a slightly sweet taste and aroma.

Country of origin

Italy

Aging period

4 weeks

Milk type

cow milk

Certificate

PDO

Certificates

The PDO, PGI and TSG certificates have been established by the European Union to encourage the production of agricultural products, protect product names from imitation and provide the consumer with information about the unique characteristics of a particular product. By virtue of this classification, you can be sure that a product bearing one of these authenticity marks is of a high quality and of the same origin.

PDO

Protected designation of origin

Includes agricultural products produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognized knowledge.

Certificates
by country

France

53 PDO, 33 PGI

Italy

81 PDO, 26 PGI

Spain

35 PDO, 18 PGI

United Kingdom

10 PDO, 13 PGI

Netherlands

4 PDO, 3 PGI

Germany

6 PDO, 25 PGI

Austria

9 PDO, 2 PGI

Denmark

4 PGI

History and uniqueness

Valcolatte company is one of the most deeply rooted business in the Italian territory, producing cheeses for over four generations. They use exclusively Italian milk from local farms and support the old local traditions in the field of cheese making. One of their products - Taleggio cheese - has a PDO certificate (Protected Designation of Origin. It's name comes from the Taleggio valley, where this cheese has been started to produce and is still being produced till now.

Goes best with

Food

Stews, salads, cakes, desserts, bread crumbs, fruits, or one as a snack.

Drinks

White sweet or semi-sweet wine.