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Traditional Agri-foodstuffs of Monte Cucco Park

The territory of Monte Cucco Park heavily characterizes its gastronomy, consisting of a variety of local and quality products, in particular cheese, truffles, mushrooms, honey, charcuterie, cereals and legumes like spelt, barley, lentils, chick-peas, and chicklings. Mountain pastures are the main feature characterizing sheep meat and beef. Some family-run agricultural holdings not only offer a tourist welcome service, but also produce and sell moderate quantities of organic products.

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Cheese with Fig or Walnut Leaves and Cheese with Grape Marc
The aim was always the same: preserving cheese and protecting it from insects and possible predators. The rounds of cheese were put into a wooden vat and alternated with strata formed by the above-mentioned leaves, or soaked in grape marc. The cheese...
Category: Cheese
Infossato Pecorino Cheese
The tradition of cheese matured in pits (infossato) dates back to the Etruscan period. After the curdling of milk, the product is flavored with different kinds of aromatic herbs. The maturation process lasts at least three months and takes place into...
Category: Cheese
Pecorino Cheese
It is the most ancient kind of cheese. Exclusively produced with sheep's milk, after curdling it is salted and matures in adequate premises. The ideal maturation process lasts at least 6 months. It has a creamy and compact texture, the taste recalls...
Category: Cheese
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