Ragusano cheese
Ragusano is an Italian cow's-milk cheese produced in Ragusa, in Sicily in southern Italy. It is a firm stretched-curd (pasta filata) cheese made with whole milk from cows of the Modicana breed, raised exclusively on fresh grass or hay in the provinces of Ragusa and Syracuse.
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Source of milk | Modicana cow's milk |
| Certification | DOC 1955 DOP 1995 |
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The cheese was awarded Italian Denominazione di Origine Controllata protection in 1955 and EU DOP status in 1995.[1]
See also
- List of stretch-cured cheeses
References
- Amata, F.; Licitra, G.; Mormorio, D. (2000). Ragusano: Heritage and Landscape : the Art of Traditional Cheese-making. Consorzio Ricerca Filiera Lattiero-Casearia. pp. 133–134. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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