Fontina DOP di Alpeggio
Fontina d'alpeggio is the famous Valdostano cheese, medium seasoning. The milk used is derived from cows raised in the alpine. This is how the Fontina DOP was born, a cheesecake known since antiquity.
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Fontina d'alpeggio is a long-seasoned medium-fatty-brown cheese with the trademark D.O.P. For the production of Fontina d'alpeggio only cow milk is used, the farms from which milk is derived are located in the alpine. Fontina D.O.P d'alpeggio is an ancient cheese, in fact the first quotes date back to 1477 in the Somma Lactinorum. The cheese is brown in orange color, the crust is thin with elastic paste and with a characteristic fine straw yellow color. Fontina cheese is suitable for long ripening. Medium persistent aromatic and delicate taste.
ingredients | LATTE, sale e caglio |
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Size | 500g 1Kg 4/5 kg 8/9 Kg |
Storage | Store in the fridge. |
Location | Cooperativa Produttori Latte e Fontina soc. coop. a r.l. Loc. Croix-Noire, 10 - 11020 Saint-Christophe (AO) |
more informations | VALORI NUTRIZIONALI MEDI PER 100 G. DI PRODOTTO VALORE ENERGETICO kj 1586 GRASSI 31g DI CUI SATURI 21,7g CARBOIDRATI 0,8 g DI CUI ZUCCHERI 0,8 g PROTEINE 25 g SALE 1,9 g FIBRA ALIMENTARE 0 g CALCIO 700 mg FOSFORO 540 mg |
Allergens | latte |
Milk | Vaccino |
Aging | medium-aged |
How it's made | For the production of Fontina raw milk is obtained from a single milking, to which is added calf rennet. The resulting curd is crushed and cooked to about 50 degrees. The pasta that is obtained is inserted into the tips of concave barking. Bleeding is performed for the elimination of serum. it follows salting and brushing for a month which gives the typical orange-colored crust and seasoning. |
cheese typology | hard cheese |
Type of milk | cow's milk |
Combinations
Fontina d'alpeggio is very well-consumed in purity, used in some very famous dishes such as Pizzoccheri with Bitto. The wine we recommend in pairing is a red wine like Barbera d'Alba.
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