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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional It ...
cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...
s. Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2500 traditional varieties, among which are about 500 commercially recognized cheeses and more than 300 kinds of cheese with protected designation of origin ( PDO, PGI and PAT). Fifty-two of them are protected at a
European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ...
level. In terms of raw production volume, Italy is the third largest cheese producer in the European Union, behind France and Germany. Lombardy is the first Italian region for number of protected cheeses, with 77 varieties including Granone Lodigiano, ancestor of all Italian
granular cheese Granular cheese, also known as stirred curd cheese and hard cheese, is a type of cheese produced by repeatedly stirring and draining a mixture of curd and whey. It can refer to a wide variety of cheeses, including the grana cheeses such as Parmig ...
s such as
Grana Padano Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly- texture ...
and Parmigiano-Reggiano, Mascarpone, and the well-known
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
blue cheese. Italian cheeses
Mozzarella Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
and Ricotta are some of the most popular cheeses worldwide. See List of Italian DOP cheeses for a list of those Italian cheeses which have Protected Designation of Origin under EU law, together with their areas of origin.


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* Abbamar – Sardinia; a semi-soft cheese made from a mixture of cows’ and sheep's milk * Accasciato – (usually mixed) sheep and cow's milk cheese from Tuscany *
Acceglio Acceglio (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Acelh'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the border ...
– from Piedmont; a fresh cows’ milk cheese made in the area of
Acceglio Acceglio (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Acelh'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located above Prazzo in the upper Valle Maira about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo, on the border ...
(province of Cuneo) * Acidino (or Formaggio Acidino) – Veneto; a goats’ milk cheese * Aglino * Agrì di Valtorta – Lombardy; made with fresh cows’ or goats’ milk in the Alta Valle Brembana (Province of Bergamo) * Ainuzzi – Sicily; a cows’ milk cheese made in Cammarata and
San Giovanni Gemini San Giovanni Gemini ( Sicilian: ''San Giuvanni'') is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Agrigento. History Originally, the town was calle ...
(Province of Agrigento) * Aladino * Algunder Bauernkäse Halbfett ( it, formaggio contadino semigrasso di Lagundo) – from
Burggrafenamt The Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato , german: Burggrafenamt) is a district ( it, comprensorio, german: Bezirksgemeinschaft) in the western part of the Italian province of South Tyrol. It comprises the part of the Adige river valley between Naturns ...
( it, Burgraviato), South Tyrol * Algunder Butterkäse ( it, formaggio di Lagundo) – from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato), South Tyrol * Algunder Ziegenkäse ( it, formaggio di capra di Lagundo) – South Tyrol; a goats’ milk cheese from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato) * Almkäse – South Tyrol * Alpeggio di Triora - Province of Imperia, Ligury * Alpepiana :* Alpepiana Macig * Alpigiana – South Tyrol * Alpkäse – South Tyrol * Amatriciano – Lazio, around Amatrice and
Leonessa :''Leonessa is also the name of a ''frazione'' of Bassano Romano.'' Leonessa is a town and '' comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700. Situated i ...
* Ambra di Talamello – originated in Marche, it is a type of Formaggio di Fossa, a designation for cheeses that are
aged Ageing ( BE) or aging ( AE) is the process of becoming older. The term refers mainly to humans, many other animals, and fungi, whereas for example, bacteria, perennial plants and some simple animals are potentially biologically immortal. In ...
underground * Ambrosiana * Animaletti di Provola – Calabria * Arunda – South Tyrol * Aschbacher Magerkäse ( it, formaggio Aschbach magro) – South Tyrol, from Burggrafenamt ( it, Burgraviato) *
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in ...
– DOP – Veneto, Trentino :* Asiago d'allevo (see
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in ...
) :* Asiago Montasio :* Asiago pressato (see
Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in ...
) :* Asiago stravecchio * Asìno – Friuli Venezia Giulia; a curious cheese, although not made from
ass Ass most commonly refers to: * Buttocks (in informal American English) * Donkey or ass, ''Equus africanus asinus'' **any other member of the subgenus ''Asinus'' Ass or ASS may also refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Ass'' (album), 1973 albu ...
's milk * Auricchio – Pieve San Giacomo, Province of Cremona, Lombardy


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* Baciodilatte * Bagòs (synonym for Bagòss) * Bagoss (synonym for Bagòss) * Bagòss – from Lombardy; a grana coloured with
saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent i ...
from the Comune of Bagolinohttp://www.agraria.org , ''Formaggi tipici'' * Bagòss di Bagolino (synonym for Bagòss) * Baricot * Bastardo del Grappa – from Veneto; a cheese traditionally made with mixed milks, hence ‘bastardo’, in the area of Monte Grappa * Bauernkäse – South Tyrol; a cheese made from pasteurised, semi-skimmed cow's milk around Meran and
Vinschgau The Vinschgau, Vintschgau () or Vinschgau Valley ( it, Val Venosta ; rm, Vnuost ; lld, Val Venuesta; medieval toponym: ''Finsgowe'') is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol, Italy ...
* Bebé di Sorrento – Campania; a cow's milk cheese produced in a similar manner to Caciocavallo sorrentino in the Sorrentine Peninsula in the Province of Naples * Beddo – Piedmont; a soft, compact, white-bodied cheese made from cow's milk in the lower Cervo valley (Commune of
Pralungo Pralungo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and just north of Biella. The municipality of Pralungo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages an ...
and the Oropa valley in the Comune of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and '' comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin a ...
* Bedura * Begiunn − Piedmont; a creamy-granular ricotta made in summer in the alpine pastures of
Sauze d’Oulx Sauze d'Oulx () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (northern Italy) located from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of Monte Genevris (). It was the site of the freestyle skiing events of the 2006 Olympic Wi ...
and San Sicario (Commune of
Cesana Torinese Cesana Torinese (French ''Césanne'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, on the border with France. Cesana is a popular winter ski resort, being connected ...
) in the upper
Val di Susa The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa; french: Val de Suse; oc, Val d'Ors) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south ...
, and also in
Bardonecchia Bardonecchia (; french: Bardonèche or ; pms, Bardonecia ; oc, Bardonescha ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small village ...
(
Province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
) *
Bel Paese ''Bel paese'' (or ''Belpaese'', ) is the classical poetical appellative for Italy, meaning the "beautiful country" in Italian language, Italian, due to its mild weather, cultural heritage and natural endowment. The usage of the term originated ...
*
Bella Badia Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...
– South Tyrol; a soft cow's milk cheese, or recent introduction, made in the commune of
Bruneck Bruneck (; it, Brunico or Ladin: ''Bornech'' or ''Burnech''; la, Branecium or ''Brunopolis'' is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol. Geography Bruneck rises up in the middle of a wide valley (perhaps ...
with milk from the mountain farmsteads of the
Puster Valley The Puster Valley ( it, Val Pusteria ; german: Pustertal, ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria, and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy. The ...
*
Bella Lodi Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...
– Lombardia; typical Italian hard cheese from Lodi, "Granone" lodigiano * Belicino – Sicily; a fresh sheep's mik cheese from the Belice valley, containing stoned olives of the type '' Oliva da Tavola Nocellara del Belice''. The cheese, whose origins are post-World Two, is made within the communal territories of
Calatafimi Calatafimi-Segesta, commonly known as simply Calatafimi, is a small town in the province of Trapani, in Sicily, southern Italy. The full name of the municipality was created in 1997 and is meant to highlight the presence within its territory of t ...
,
Castelvetrano Castelvetrano ( scn, Castiḍḍuvitranu) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. The archeological site of Selinunte is located within the municipal territory. The municipality borders with Campobello d ...
,
Poggioreale Poggioreale ( Sicilian: ''Poggiuriali'') is a ghost town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Souther ...
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Salaparuta Salaparuta is a town and ''comune'' in South-Western Sicily, Italy, in the valley of the Belice river, administratively part of the province of Trapani Trapani ( it, Provincia di Trapani, scn, Pruvincia di Tràpani; officially ''Libero consor ...
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Campobello di Mazara Campobello di Mazara ( scn, Campubbeddu) is a town in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. Its inhabitants are scattered in the town center and the minor seaside ''frazioni'' of Tre Fontane and Torretta Granitola, populated mostly ...
,
Gibellina Gibellina ( Sicilian: ''Jibbiddina'', Arabic: "little mount" - جبل صغير) is a small city and ''comune'' in the Province of Trapani, the mountains of central Sicily, Italy. It was destroyed by the 1968 Belice earthquake. The new city, G ...
,
Santa Ninfa Santa Ninfa is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. History Santa Ninfa was founded in 1605 by Luigi Arias Giardina who, with approval of King Philip III of Spain, began to urbanize the country with roads ...
, Petrosino and
Salemi Salemi is a town and ''comune'' in southwestern Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani. History Salemi is where Giuseppe Garibaldi announced the annexation of Sicily on May 14, 1860, as part of the Expedition of the Th ...
. * Belmonte – Lombardy * Bettelmatt – Piedmont *
Bergkäse ( for, , German, mountain cheese) refers to a number of varieties of cheese produced in the Alps. This includes products of mountain farming, the cultivation of alpine pastures as well as the milk processing of local producers in dairies. The te ...
* Bernardo – Lombardy * Biancospino *
Bocconcini Bocconcini (; singular , "small mouthful") are small mozzarella cheese balls. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white, and rindless unripened mild cheeses that originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffal ...
* Bocconcini alla panna di bufala (see
Bocconcini Bocconcini (; singular , "small mouthful") are small mozzarella cheese balls. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white, and rindless unripened mild cheeses that originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffal ...
) * Bianco verde – Trentino; a cows’ milk cheese from Rovereto *
Bitto Bitto ( lmo, Bit) is an Italian DOP ('' Denominazione di Origine Protetta'') cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy. It owes its name to the Bitto river. Bitto is produced only in the summer months when the cows feed on the high a ...
– DOP – Lombardy :* Bitto d'Alpe :* Bitto Valtellina (synonym for
Bitto Bitto ( lmo, Bit) is an Italian DOP ('' Denominazione di Origine Protetta'') cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy. It owes its name to the Bitto river. Bitto is produced only in the summer months when the cows feed on the high a ...
) * Bleu d'Aoste –
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* Blu :* Blu Alpi Cozie :* Blu Antico :* Blu del Moncenisio – Piedmont ::* Blu del Moncenisio d'alpeggio :* Blu di montagna :* Blu Val Chiusella * Bonassai – Sardinia * Bonrus – Piedmont * Boscatella di Fiavè – Trentino; a recently developed soft cheese made in Fiavè * Boschetto al Tartufo – a cheese incorporating pieces of white truffle * Bormino * Boves – Piedmont *
Bra A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (, or ; ), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover breasts. It can serve a range of other practical and aesthetic purposes, including enhancing or reducing the appear ...
– DOP – Province of Cuneo, Piedmont; made in three varieties: :*
Bra d'alpeggio A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (, or ; ), is a form-fitting undergarment that is primarily used to support and cover breasts. It can serve a range of other practical and aesthetic purposes, including enhancing or reducing the appear ...
:* Bra duro :* Bra tenero *
Branzi Branzi (Bergamasque: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. Branzi borders the following municipalities: Ardesio, Carona, Is ...
– Val Brembana, Lombardy, a similar cheese to Formai del Mut * Brebidor – Sardinia; a soft sheep's milk cheese * Brebiblu – Sardinia; a modern, soft, ‘blue’ (really green) sheep's milk cheese inoculated with
Penicillium roqueforti ''Penicillium roqueforti'' is a common saprotrophic fungus in the genus '' Penicillium''. Widespread in nature, it can be isolated from soil, decaying organic matter, and plants. The major industrial use of this fungus is the production of blue ...
, made by Argiolas Formaggi in Dolianova ( Province of Cagliari) * Bresciannella * Bricchetto tartufo * Brocciu (see
Brotzu Brocciu is a Corsican cheese produced from a combination of milk and whey, giving it some of the characteristics of whey cheese. It is produced from ewe's milk. It is notable as a substitute for lactose-rich Italian Ricotta, as brocciu contains ...
) * Bros (see Brös) – Langhe, Piedmont * Brös * Bross (see Brös) *
Brotzu Brocciu is a Corsican cheese produced from a combination of milk and whey, giving it some of the characteristics of whey cheese. It is produced from ewe's milk. It is notable as a substitute for lactose-rich Italian Ricotta, as brocciu contains ...
:it:Formaggi sardi * Brus (see Brös) :* Brus da latte :*
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* Bruss (see Brös) :* Bruss delle Langhe (see Brös) :* Bruss di Castelmagno – Piedmont :* Bruss di Frabosa * Bruz :* Bruz d'Murazzan :* Bruz d'Murazzanivan * Bruzzu * Budino di capra con uvetta e vin santo * Buflona *
Burrata Burrata () is an Italian cow milk (occasionally buffalo milk) cheese made from mozzarella and cream. The outer casing is solid cheese, while the inside contains stracciatella and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture. It is typical of Apul ...
– type of mozzarella, stuffed with a mixture of mozzarella and cream :* Burrata delle Murge – Puglia; a Burrata produced since the early twentieth century in Andria (BA) and
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:* Burrata di Andria – Burrata with PGI status :*
Burrata di bufala Burrata () is an Italian cow milk (occasionally buffalo milk) cheese made from mozzarella and cream. The outer casing is solid cheese, while the inside contains stracciatella and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture. It is typical of Apu ...
– made from the milk of water buffalo * Burrell – Lazio * Burrino – Basilicata, Molise, Campania, Calabria :* Burrino e burrata di bufala ( water buffalo's milk cheeses from
Campania (man), it, Campana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demog ...
) :* Burrino farcito con soppressata – Basilica :* Burrino in corteccia – Campania *
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* Butirro – Calabria * Butterkäse (Lagundo) (see Algunder Butterkäse)


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* Cachat – Piedmont * Cacio :* Cacio a forma di limone – Marche :* Cacio di fossa – hard, sharp sheep's milk cheese, not unlike Pecorino :* Cacio di vacca bianca – Abruzzo :* Cacio figurato :* Cacio magno – Lazio ::* Cacio magno alle erbe :* Cacio marcetto – Abruzzo :* Cacio ubriaco *
Caciocavallo Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste t ...
:* Caciocavallo abruzzese – Abruzzo :* Caciocavallo affumicato – Campania :* Caciocavallo del Monaco – Campania :* Caciocavallo di bufala
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; in both smoked and un-smoked varieties, from Lazio) :* Caciocavallo di Castelfranco in Misciano – Campania :* Caciocavallo di Cimina – Calabria :* Caciocavallo farcito – Campania :* Caciocavallo di Godrano :* Caciocavallo ragusano – DOP – Sicily; former name for the cheese now officially listed as Ragusano :*
Caciocavallo silano Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste to ...
– DOP – Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Molise and Puglia :*
Caciocavallo podolico Caciocavallo is a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk. It is produced throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the Apennine Mountains and in the Gargano peninsula. Shaped like a teardrop, it is similar in taste to ...
– Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Puglia (from Gargano); takes the name from the breed of the cow ::* Caciocavallo podolico campano - Campania ::* Caciocavallo podolico picentino * Caciocotto – Basilicata * Caciofiore aquilino – Abruzzo * Cacioforte – Campania * Cacioreale – Lombardy * Cacioricotta – Campania, Abruzzo, Lazio, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia :* Cacioricotta campana – Campania :* Cacioricotta di bufalaProdottitipici.com, ''Formaggi e Latte Bufalini'' :* Cacioricotta di capra cilentina – Cilento, Campania :* Cacioricotta fresca – Lazio :* Cacioricotta lucano – Puglia, Campania, and especially Basilicata :* Cacioricotta pugliese – Puglia *
Caciotta Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Central and South Italy :* Caciotta amiatina :* Caciotta al peperoncino – Campania :* Caciotta calabra – Calabria :* Caciotta campana – Campania :* Caciotta del Fermano – Marche :* Caciotta del Montefeltro – Marche :* Caciotta del Monte Lazzarina – Emilia-Romagna :*
Caciotta della Lunigiana Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Toscana :*
Caciotta misto pecora Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
:* Caciotta degli Elimi :*
Caciotta dei Monti della Laga Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Lazio :* Caciotta della sabina – Lazio :*
Caciotta di Asiago Caciotta, from the Tuscan , is a type of cheese produced in Italy from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, or water buffalo. Cacciotta has more than a dozen variations. The cheeses are cylindrical in shape and up to weight. The period of ripeni ...
– Veneto :* Caciotta di Brugnato :* Caciotta di capra – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Caciotta di latte caprino :* Caciotta di Montemauro – Emilia-Romagna :* Caciotta di pecora :* Caciotta genuina romana – Lazio :* Caciotta mista della Tuscia :* Caciotta di bufala – Lazio ::* Caciotta di bufala pontina :* Caciotta Manzone :* Caciotta sarda – Sardinia :* Caciotta senese – Toscana :* Caciotta toscana – Toscana :* Caciotta vaccina frentana * Caciottina :* Caciottina canestrata di Sorrento – Province of Naples, Campania :* Caciottina di bufala :* Caciottina di bufala di Amaseno :* Caciottina di bufala di Amaseno aromatizzata) * Caciottone di Norcia, applied for PGI status in 2021 * Cadolet di capra – Val Camonica, Lombardy * Cafone * Calcagno – an Italian type of pecorino cheese prepared using raw sheep milk and peppercorns, it originated in Sardinia. * Callu de cabreddu * Camasciano * Canestrato – Trentino, Puglia, Basilicata, Sicily, Sardinia :* Canestrato crotonese – Calabria :* Canestrato d'Aspromonte – Calabria :* Canestrato di Calabria – Calabrio :* Canestrato di Moliterno – hard mixed sheep’s and goats’ milk cheese from Puglia; it is matured for at least 60 days and may be eaten at table or grated. The PGI status was registered in 2010. :* Canestrato pugliese – Puglia; PDO cheese made in the Province of Foggia :* Canestrato sardo – Sardinia :*
Canestrato trentino Canestrato is a hard cheese from the Italian regions of Basilicata, Apulia, Sicily, and Abruzzo, made from a mixture of sheep milk and goat milk. It is listed on the Ark of Taste. The cheese is typical in Basilicata. It is also a specialty of ...
– Trentino :* Canestrato vacchino – Sicily * Candela di Langa * Cansiglio – Province of Belluno Veneto, Province of Pordenone Friuli Venezia Giulia * Cappello del Mago * Capretta * Capridor * Caprini bergamaschi – Province of Bergamo Lombardy * Caprino (goats’ cheese) – Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Trentino, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Calabria, Sardinia :* Caprino a coagulazione lattica – Lombardy :* Caprino a coagulazione presamica – Lombardy :* Caprino al lattice di fico – Marche :*
Caprino al pepe di Bagnolo Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Piedmont ::* Caprino bicchierino :* Caprino da grattugia :* Caprino dell'Aspromonte – Calabria :*
Caprino degli Alburni Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a ...
– Campania :* Caprino della Carnia pasta dura e pasta morbida – Carnia, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Caprino della Limina – Calabria :* Caprino della Val Brevenna :* Caprino della Val Vigezzo :* Caprino di Baceno – Piedmont :* Caprino di Cavalese :*
Caprino di Demonte Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Piedmont :*
Caprino di malga delle Alpi Marittime Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland, a quar ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino di Montefalcone del Sannio :* Caprino di Rimella – Piedmont :* Caprino di Urbino – Marche :* Caprino Francese :* Caprino fresco – Abruzzo :*
Caprino fresco veneto Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Veneto :* Caprino lattico piemontese – Piedmont :* Caprino lombardo - Lombardy :* Caprino ossolano – Piedmont :*
Caprino presamico piemontese Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Piedmont :* Caprino sardo – Sardinia :* Caprino spazzacamino :* Caprino stagionato – Basilicata, Campania :*
Caprino trentino Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Trentino :*
Caprino vaccino Caprino may refer to: * Caprino cheese, a type of Italian goat cheeses In places: * Caprino Bergamasco, a municipality in the Italian region of Lombardy * Caprino Veronese, a municipality in the Italian region Veneto * Caprino, Switzerland Capr ...
– Lombardy :* Caprino Valle – Piedmont :* Caprino valsesiano * Cappucetto roso * Capriola * Capritilla * Carboncino * Carletta-Tometta cremosa di pecora * Carlina Robiola di pura capra * Carmasciano *
Carnia Carnia ( fur, Cjargne or ''Cjargna''/''Cjargno'' in local variants, vec, Ciargna, german: Karnien, sl, Karnija) is a historical-geographic region in the northeastern Italian area of Friuli. Its 27 municipalities all belong to the Province of U ...
– Carnia, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia *
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *'' Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, w ...
– Province of Cuneo Piedmont; cheese made in the Commune of
Elva (CN) Elva is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. Elva borders the following municipalities: Bellino, Casteldelfino Casteldelfino is a ' ...
, in the upper
Val Maira Maira Valley (in Italian ''Val Maira'' or ''Valle Macra'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through th ...
which may be sold fresh or aged. In the latter case it resembles
Castelmagno Castelmagno (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèlmanh'') is a small ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. The population of the municipality of Cast ...
. Alternative names include Toma di Elva, Caso di Elva and Tumo de Caso). *
Casalina Casalina is a of the of Deruta in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 168 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di stat ...
* Casareccio di Gorreto * Casàt Gardesano * Casatella :* Casatella Romagnola :* Casatella Trevigiana * Casatta nostrana di Corteno Golgi – Lombardy *
Casciotta di Urbino Casciotta d'Urbino or ''Casciotta di Urbino'' is a type of Caciotta cheese, made in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region, central Italy. This cheese is generally made of between 70 and 80% sheep milk with 20-30% cow's milk. F ...
– DOP – Marche * Casel Bellunese – Province of Belluno Veneto * Casera :* Casera Crotto :* Casera giovane Valtellina – Valtellina Lombardy :* Casera uso monte * Casieddu di Moliterno – Basilicata * Casizolu - Sardinia :* Casizolu di pecora * Caso :* Caso conzato :* Caso di Elva (synonym for
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *'' Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, w ...
) :*
Caso peruto Caso peruto, sometimes written as Casoperuto, is a round Italian goat milk cheese. It produced from January to July in the town of Sessa Aurunca (Caserta) and is dated to the time of Pliny (1st century AD). It is rubbed with oil and vinegar before ...
* Casolet - Lombardy, Trentino :* Casolet della Val di Sole – Lombardy * Casoretta * Cassatella * Castel Ariund – strongly flavoured cows milk cheese from
Entracque Entracque is a small town in the Valle Gesso of the Maritime Alps of north-west Italy, about southwest of Cuneo and close to the French border. It is the principal settlement and ''capoluogo'' of the comune or municipality of the same name (po ...
in the
Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps (french: Alpes Maritimes ; it, Alpi Marittime ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Italian regions of Piedmont and L ...
of the Province of Cuneo Piedmont, often eaten with the local honey *
Castelmagno Castelmagno (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèlmanh'') is a small ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about west of Cuneo. The population of the municipality of Cast ...
– DOP – Piedmont * Castelrosso * Casu - Sardinia :* Casu axedu o Frue :* Casu becciu :* Casu cundhídu (see Casu marzu) :* Casu marzu or formaggio marcio – traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese, notable for containing live insect larvae :* Casu modde (see Casu marzu) :*
Casu de cabreddu The Chiltern Air Support Unit (CASU) was a police helicopter unit that operated under a consortium agreement between Bedfordshire Police, Thames Valley Police and Hertfordshire Police until 1 October 2012, when it merged into the National Po ...
:* Casu friscu – Formaggio fresco from Sardinia :*
Casu spiattatu The Chiltern Air Support Unit (CASU) was a police helicopter unit that operated under a consortium agreement between Bedfordshire Police, Thames Valley Police and Hertfordshire Police until 1 October 2012, when it merged into the National Po ...
– Sardinia * Cavrin (Cevrin) di Coazze – Piedmont; goat cheese *
Cesio Cesio ( lij, Cexi) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Cesio borders the following municipalities: Caravonica, Casanova L ...
* Chabri stagionato * Charbonet * Cherz – Veneto; a name used in
Livinallongo del Col di Lana Livinallongo del Col di Lana (; lld, Fodóm; german: Buchenstein) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northwest of Belluno. Ninety percent of th ...
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* Ciabutin * Cimbro * Cingherlino (Zincarlin) * Cofanetto *
Comelico Comelico ( lld, Cumélgu, ''Comélgu'' or ''Comélgo''; Sappada German: ''Komèlk'';Dizionario Sappadino-Italia ...
* Conciato di San Vittore – Lazio * Conciato romano – Lazio * Contrin * Cosacavaddu ibleo – Sicily * Costa d'Oro * Crema :*
Crema del Friuli Crema or Cremas may refer to: Crema * Crema, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Cremona * Crema (coffee), a thin layer of foam at the top of a cup of espresso * Crema (dairy product), the Spanish word for cream * ''Cremà' ...
– Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Crema del Cuc – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Crema del Gerrei – Sardinia :* Crema di Fobello capra * Crescenza – Lombardy * Crottino al tartufo *
Crucolo Crucolo is an artisanal cow's milk cheese made by a single producer at the Rifugio Crucolo, situated at the mouth of the Val Campelle in Trentino, northern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of It ...
– Trentino; cow's milk * Crutin – Piedmont * Cuc * Cuincir * Cuor :* Cuor di Neve :* Cuor di Valle * Cuoricino pagina * Cusiè – Piedmont


D

* Darraghetto di Viareggio – Tuscany * Degli Albanesi – Calabria * Del Colle * Delizia del Colle * Devero *
Dobbiaco Toblach (; it, Dobbiaco ) is a ''comune''/''Gemeinde'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Puster Valley about northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had ...
– South Tyrol * Dolce Isola misto *
Dolcelatte Dolcelatte (, ; literally 'sweet milk') is a blue veined Italian soft cheese. The cheese is made from cow's milk and has a sweet taste. Dolcelatte was created by the Galbani Company (now part of Groupe Lactalis) and the name is a registered tra ...
– cheese related to
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
, made for the export market *
Dolce sardo Dolce, the Italian word for 'sweet', may refer to: Places *Dolcè, a municipality in Italy *Dolce (Plzeň-South District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Dolce, a village and part of Jesenice (Příbram District) in the Czech ...
– Sardinia * Dolcezza d'Asiago – Veneto * Dolomiti – Trentino * D'ora ligure – Ligury * Due latti quadrotta delle Langhe – Piedmont


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* Erborinato :* Erborinato di Artavaggio :* Erborinato di capra :* Erborinato di monte :* Erborinato di pecora delle Alpi Cozzie * Ericino * Escarun di pecora – Piedmont


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* Falagnone * Farci-Provola * Fatulì della Val Saviore – Lombardy * Fallone di Gravina * Felciata di Calabria – Calabria * Fiacco di capra * Fior :*
Fior di campo Fior may refer to: People * Fior Vásquez (born 1977), Dominican shot putter * Liza Fior (born 1962), British architect and designer * Robin Fior (1935-2012), British designer Places * San Fior, Treviso, Italy {{dab ...
:*
Fior di latte Fior di latte may refer to: * Mozzarella made from cow rather than buffalo milk * A popular gelato Gelato (; ) is the common word in Italian for all kinds of ice cream. In English, it specifically refers to a frozen dessert of Italian ori ...
:* Fior di latte laziale – Lazio :*
Fior di monte Fior may refer to: People * Fior Vásquez (born 1977), Dominican shot putter * Liza Fior (born 1962), British architect and designer * Robin Fior Robin Fior (27 January 1935 – 29 September 2012) was a designer closely associated with radical ...
* Fiordivalle * Fiore :*
Fiore sardo Fiore means ''flower'' in Italian. It may refer to: * Fiore (surname), notable people with the surname *San Giovanni in Fiore, town in southern Italy (Calabria) * Fiore (Pokémon), a region in the fictional Pokémon universe * Sailor Moon R movie#F ...
– DOP – Sardinia :* Fiore sicano * Fioreta * Fiorone della Valsassina * Fiurit * Flors – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Fodòm * Fondue –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
, Piedmont * Fontal – Trentino :*
Fontal Fiavè Fontina (French: ''Fontine'') is a cow's milk cheese, first produced in Italy. Over time, production of Fontina has spread worldwide, including the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, France and Argentina. Description Fontina is a cheese th ...
– Trentino *
Fontina Fontina (French: ''Fontine'') is a cow's milk cheese, first produced in Italy. Over time, production of Fontina has spread worldwide, including the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, France and Argentina. Description Fontina is a cheese ...
– DOP –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
* Formadi – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formandi frant :* Formadi salat (also known as formaggio salato, and related to Asìno) * Formaggella – Piedmont, Lombardy :* Formaggella del Bec – Lombardy :* Formaggella del Luinese :* Formaggella dell'Adamello :* Formaggella della Val Brembana :* Formaggella della Val Camonica :* Formaggela della Val di Sabbia :* Formaggella della Val di Scalve :* Formaggella della Val Seriana :* Formaggella della Val Trompia :* Formaggella di caglio – Piedmont :* Formaggella tremosine :* Formaggella uso monte :* Formaggella Valcavallina * Formaggello spazzacamino * Formaggetta :* Formaggetta della Valle Argentina :* Formaggetta di Bonassola :* Formaggetta di mucca :* Formaggetta di Stella San Giovanni :* Formaggetta savonese – Liguria * Formaggina * Formaggio' :* Formaggio a crosta rossa :* Formaggio agordino di malga :* Formaggio Alta Pusteria (see Hoch Pustertaler) – South Tyrol :* Formaggio Bastardo del Grappa :* Formaggio caprino del Cilento – Campania :* Formaggio caprino della Limina :* Formaggio coi vermi – Lombardy :* Formaggio caprino d'alpeggio :* Formaggio da spalmare :* Formaggio dei Zaccuni :* Formaggio d'alpeggio di Triora :* Formaggio d'alpe – Piedmont :* Formaggio del cit – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio del Gleno – Lombardy :* Formaggio del fieno :* Formaggio del monte – South Tyrol :* Formaggio delle Langue o Trifulin – Piedmont :* Formaggio di capra ::* Formaggio di capra di Calabria – Calabria :* Formaggio di "caso" – Piedmont :* Formaggio di colostro ovino :* Formaggio di Fossa – Emilia-Romagna, Marche :* Formaggio di malga dei 7 comuni :* Formaggio di Menconico :* Formaggio di montagna ::* Formaggio di montagna di Sesto ::* Formaggio di montagna friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio fiore or Fiore sardo – Sardinia :* Formaggio in crema – Piedmont :* Formaggio marcio or casu marzu – Sardinia :* Formaggio pecorino di Atri :* Formaggio Piave :* Formaggio pressato – Lombardy :* Formaggio salato o Asino (synonym for Formadi salat) Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio saltarello :* Formaggio di S. Stefano di Quisquina :* Formaggio semigrasso d'alpe – Lombardy :* Formaggio ubriaco – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Formaggio Val Seriana * Formaggiola caprina * Formaggiu ri capra * Formai :* Formai de Livign :*
Formai de Mut Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana is an Italian cheese prepared from raw cow's milk that originated in Lombardy, Italy. It is prepared in a similar manner to Fontina d'Aosta cheese at Alta Valle Brembana in high pasture lands and in Bergam ...
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Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana is an Italian cheese prepared from raw cow's milk that originated in Lombardy, Italy. It is prepared in a similar manner to Fontina d'Aosta cheese at Alta Valle Brembana in high pasture lands and in Bergam ...
– DOP – Lombardy * Formaio embriago – Veneto * Furmaggitt di Montevecchia – Lombardy * Furmaggiu du quagliu * Furmai :* Furmai del sieur Mario :* Furmai marçèt * Formazza * Formella del Friuli – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Frachet – Piedmont *
Fresa Fresa may refer to: * Fresa (slang), slang, socially used in Mexico and some parts of Latin America to describe a cultural stereotype of superficial youngsters * Armando Fresa, (1893 - 1957), Italian politician and Civil Engineer Officer See a ...
– Sardinia *
Frico balacia Frico (in original Friulian language ''fricò'') is a traditional dish of Friuli, a region in north-east Italy, consisting mainly of heated cheese and, optionally, other ingredients, such as potatoes. Originally frico was prepared in the impove ...
– Friuli Venezia Giulia * Frue


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Galbanino Galbanino is a soft, mild, cheese produced by the Italian company Galbani. It most closely resembles a mild provolone cheese. See also * List of stretch-cured cheeses This is a list of stretch-curd cheeses, comprising cheeses prepared using th ...
* Garda Tremosine * Giacobin de Zena * Giganti – Basilicata * Giglio sardo – Sardinia * Gineprino * Gingherlino – Lombardy * Giuncata * Gioda * Gioddu – Sardinia * Giuncà – Piedmont * Gorga Ciccarelli Viareggio – Tuscany *
Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...
– DOP – Lombardy, Piedmont :* Gorgonzola a due paste :* Gorgonzola con la coda :* Gorgonzola bresciano :* Gorgonzola tipo piccante * Gran cacio di Morolo * Grana – class of hard, mature cheeses :* Grana calabrese – Calabria :*
Grana Padano Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly- texture ...
– DOP – Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino, Veneto, Emilia‑Romagna :* Grana Trentino – Trentino *
Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico Grande means "large" or "great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to: Places * Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany * Grande Communications, a telecommunications firm based in Texas * Grande-Rivière (disambiguation) * Ar ...
* Granone Lodigiano – Lodi, Lombardy * Grappino *
Grasso d'alpe Grasso is a surname, and may refer to: * Alexa Grasso (born 1993), Mexican mixed martial artist * Dick Ibarra Grasso (1914–2000), Argentine researcher * Domenico Grasso (born 1955), American engineer and educator * Ella Grasso (1919–1981), Ame ...
– Piedmont * Graukäse - South Tyrol :* Graukäse della Valle Aurina – South Tyrol * Gresal – Veneto; the name used in
Sedico Sedico is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about west of Belluno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,143 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...
for Pressato * Groviera La Leonessa * Guttus di pecora grossetano – Tuscany


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* Hoch Pustertaler – South Tyrol; a cow's milk cheese, also known as formaggio Alta Pusteria; made in the
communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
of
Toblach Toblach (; it, Dobbiaco ) is a ''comune''/''Gemeinde'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Puster Valley about northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had ...
and Niederdorf


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* Incavolata - Piedmont; soft mixed milk cheese (such as
robiola Robiola is an Italian soft- ripened cheese of the Stracchino family. It is from the Langhe region and made with varying proportions of cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. One theory is that the cheese gets its name from the town of Robbio in th ...
), wrapped in cabbage leaves * Ircano – Sardinia; cheese made from goats’ milk in the
communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
of San Nicolò Gerrei, Tertenia and Guspini * Italico – Lombardy; cows’ milk cheese made particularly in the provinces of Lodi and Pavia; a synonym for
Bel Paese ''Bel paese'' (or ''Belpaese'', ) is the classical poetical appellative for Italy, meaning the "beautiful country" in Italian language, Italian, due to its mild weather, cultural heritage and natural endowment. The usage of the term originated ...


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* Jasperino lombardo – Lombardy


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* Kiba torinese – Province of Turin, Piedmont


L

* Lacarian * Lagrein * La Res * Latteria – Lombardy, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Latteria Delebio :* Latteria di Fagagna – Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Latteria di Livigno – Valtellina, Lombardy * Liptauer triestino – Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia


M

* Macagn – Piedmont; mountain cows’ milk cheese made in the province of Vercelli in the areas of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and '' comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin a ...
and the
Valsesia Valsesia ( pms, Valsesia; Walser German: ''Tseschrutol''; it, Valle della Sesia) is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia. The major towns located ...
*
Maccagno Maccagno was a ''comune'' (municipality) of 2,000 inhabitants located in the province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Val Veddasca about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Varese. On 1 Januar ...
o Toma Maccagno * Madonie Provola – Sicily; stretched curd cows’ milk cheese made in the mountains of Madonie in the province of Palermo *
Maggot cheese (; literally 'rotten/putrid cheese'), sometimes spelled , and also called , and in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae (maggots). A variation of this cheese exists also in Corsica (France ...
– Sardinia * Magnocca :* Maioc-Magnocca gordana – Lombardy * Magnùn – Piedmont * Magro di piatta – Lombardy * Maiorchino :* Maiorchino di Novara di Sicilia – Sicily * Malga :* Malga altopina o dei Sette Comuni :* Malga bellunese – Province of Belluno, Veneto :* Malga Fane :* Malga o Ugovizza – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Malga stagionato nelle vinacce :* Malga Stelvio – Lombardy, South Tyrol * Manteca * Maria provolone di Potenza – Basilicata * Marzolina * Marzolino :* Marzolino del Chianti – Toscana :* Marzolino di Lucardo * Marzotica – Province of Lecce, Puglia * Mascarpin de la Calza * Mascarpa * Mascarpone :* Mascarpone di bufala :* Mascarpone di bufala di Battipaglia – Campania :* Mascarpone torta – Mascarpone layered with basil and pine kernels * Mastela * Mattone or Zeigel * Mattonella al rosmarino * Matusc o Magro di latteria – Lombardy * Mezzapasta – Piedmont * Millefoglie all'aceto balsamico/Marzemino * Misto :* Misto capra :* Misto capra di malga :*
Misto pecora fresco dei Berici Misto may refer to: * Misto, another term for Café au lait * ''Misto'' (novel), a 1928 novel by Valerian Pidmohylny *Misto (animal), the result of a breeding between a male alpaca and a female llama (the opposite cross from a huarizo) See also ...
*
Moesin di Fregona Moesin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MSN'' gene. Moesin (for membrane-organizing extension spike protein) is a member of the ERM protein family which includes ezrin and radixin. ERM proteins appear to function as cross-linker ...
* Mollana della Val Borbera * Moncenisio (see Murianengo) – Piedmont * Montagna * Montanello (Caciotta dolce) *
Montasio ''Montasio'' is a mountain cheese made from cow's milk produced in northeastern Italy in the regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto. It was awarded a protected designation of origin (PDO) in 1986. History It takes its name from the famo ...
– DOP – Friuli‑Venezia Giulia, Veneto * Mont Blanc :* Mont Blanc peppe *
Monte Baldo e Monte Baldo primo fiore Monte may refer to: Places Argentina * Argentine Monte, an ecoregion * Monte Desert * Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province Italy * Monte Bregagno * Monte Cassino * Montecorvino (disambiguation) * Montefalcione Portugal * ...
* Monte delle Dolomiti – Trentino * Monte Veronese – DOP – Veneto :* Monte Veronese di malga :* Monte Veronese ubriaco all'amarone - Veneto * Montébore – Piedmont; cheese made from mixed cows’ and sheep's milk in the south-east of the ( province of Alessandria) close to the Ligurian border, particularly in the area of
Mongiardino Ligure Mongiardino Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and '' comune'' i ...
* Montegranero * Morello, Tuscan cheese made from
ewe's milk Sheep's milk (or ewes' milk) is the milk of domestic sheep. It is commonly used to make cultured dairy products such as cheese. Some of the most popular sheep cheeses include feta (Greece), ricotta (Italy), and Roquefort (France). Sheep breeds S ...
with added live lactic cultures * Morlâc *
Morlacco ( vec, Morlac) or Morlacco del Grappa is an Italian cow's-milk cheese from Monte Grappa, in the provinces of Vicenza, Treviso, and Belluno) where cheesemakers once produced a soft cow's milk cheese, low in fat, with an uncooked curd that wa ...
(or Morlacco di Grappa) from the area of Monte Grappa in the Veneto * Mortrett (Murtret) * Mortaràt – Piedmont; class of cheeses from the area of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and '' comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin a ...
in which the
curd Curd is obtained by coagulating milk in a sequential process called curdling. It can be a final dairy product or the first stage in cheesemaking. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lemon ...
s are coated with natural flavourings such as alpine herbs, spices, walnuts, maize flour. Examples include Ostrica di montagna,http://www.formaggio.it ,
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Ciambella all'Aglio Ciambella (; plural, ''ciambelle'') is an Italian ring-shaped cake with regional varieties in ingredients and preparation. As an example, a basic version of the cake could be prepared using flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk (or cream), sugar ...
, Maccagnetta alle erbe, Maccagnetta alle noci, and Mattonella al rosmarino :* Mortaràt Ciambella aromatica * Motelì * Motta * Mottolina (historical name for Bettelmatt – Piedmont * Mottolino Mozzarella di bufala *
Mozzarella Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
– Campania, Provinces of Latina and Frosinone, Lazio, Puglia :* Mozzarella di bufala campana – DOP – Campania, Lazio, Puglia * Murazzano – DOP – Piedmont * Murianengo – Piedmont; also known as Moncenisio this is a Gorgonzola-like cows’ milk cheese from the
province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
. * Mursin * Murtarat * Musulupu


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* Nevegal *
Nis Nis, Niš, NiS or NIS may refer to: Places * Niš, a city in Serbia * Nis, Iran, a village * Ness, Lewis ( gd, Nis, links=no), a village in the Outer Hebrides islands Businesses and organizations * Naftna Industrija Srbije, Petroleum Industry of ...
* Nocciolino di ceva * Nostrale d'alpe – Piedmont * Nostrano (local produce) :* Nostrano di malga :*
Nostrano d'alpe Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it ...
– Piedmont :*
Nostrano de casèl Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it ...
– Trentino :* Nostrano del Primiero (see Nostrano della Val di Fassa) – Trentino :* Nostrano di Costalta :* Nostrano di Crodo – Piedmont :* Nostrano di latteria – Piedmont :*
Nostrano di malga trentino Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it ...
– Trentino :* Nostrano Fiavé :* Nostrano grasso :*
Nostrano misto capra Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it ...
– Trentino :*
Nostrano prealpino Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it h ...
:* Nostrano semigrasso – Trentino :* Nostrano della Val di Fassa – Trentino :* Nostrano Valchiese – Trentino :* Nostrano Valtrompia DOP * Nusnetto bresciano – Province of Brescia, Lombardy


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* Ol Sciür - Lombardy * Ormea – Piedmont * Orrengigo di Pistoia – Tuscany * Ortler – South Tyrol * Ostrica di montagna – Piedmont; one of the Mortaràt specialities of the area of
Biella Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and '' comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin a ...
* Ossolano d'alpe – cows' milk cheese made in Piedmont


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* Paddaccio * Paddraccio * Padduni * Paglierina – Piedmont :* Paglierina apassitta :* Paglierina di rifreddo – Piedmont * Paglietta – Piedmont :* Paglietta delle Langhe :* Paglietta piemontese *
Pallone di Gravina The Pallone di Gravina is a firm, semi-hard, cow's milk cheese from the regions of Basilicata and Apulia in south-east Italy. It is made in the ''pasta filata'' style weighing between , in a pear-like shape, ball or balloon (''pallone''), and w ...
– Apulia and Basilicata‘Pallone di Gravina’
''Arca del Gusto'', Slow Food Foundation.
* Pampanella * Pancette - Basilicata * Pannarello * Pannerone Lodigiano – Lodi, Lombardy * Parmigiano-Reggiano – DOP – Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy * Pastore * Pastorella del Cerreto di Sorano * Pastorino * Pecora * Pecoricco – Apulia * Pecorini – Calabria * Pecorino – sheep's-milk cheese :* Pecorino a crosta fiorita :* Pecorino baccellone :* Pecorino bagnolese – Piedmont :* Pecorino brindisino – Province of Brindisi, Apulia :* Pecorino d'Abruzzo – Abruzzo :* Pecorino dei Berici :* Pecorino del Casentino – Tuscany :* Pecorino del Parco di Migliarino-San Rossore :* Pecorino della costa apuana – Ligury :*
Pecorino della Garfagnana Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– Tuscany :* Pecorino della Lunigiana – Tuscany :*
Pecorino della Versilia Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– Tuscany :*
Pecorino delle balze volterrane Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– Tuscany :*
Pecorino di Carmasciano Pecorino di Carmasciano, or simply Carmasciano, is an Italian cheese of the Pecorino family of cheeses made from sheep's milk. It has been recognized since 2009 by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as a ''prodotto ...
:* Pecorino di Farindola :*
Pecorino di Filiano Pecorino di Filiano is a firm cheese from the Italian region of Basilicata made from sheep milk. It was granted protected designation of origin (PDO) in 2007. Pecorino di Filiano is produced in the province of Potenza, in the communes of Atella, ...
– hard pecorino from the
Province of Potenza The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...
, Basilicata, for which an application for PDO status was published in the ''Official Journal of the European Union'' on 19.4.2007 :*
Pecorino di Garfagnina Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– a Tuscan Pecorino made with milk from Garfagnina Bianca ewes :* Pecorino di Moliterno :*
Pecorino di montagna Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
:* Pecorino di Osilo :* Pecorino di Pian di Vas – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Pecorino di Pienza stagionato – Tuscany :* Pecorino di Romagna :* Pecorino fiorone :* Pecorino foggiano – Province of Foggia, Apulia :* Pecorino leccese – Province of Lecce, Apulia :* Pecorino lucano – Basilicata :* Pecorino Monte Re – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Pecorino Romano – DOP – Lazio, Tuscany, Sardinia :* Pecorino rosso volterrano - Tuscany :* Pecorino sardo – DOP – Sardinia :*
Pecorino senese Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– Sienna, Tuscany :*
Pecorino siciliano Pecorino siciliano DOP ( scn, picurinu sicilianu) is an origin-protected firm sheep milk cheese from the Italian island and region of Sicily. This cheese comes from the classical Greek world: in ancient times it was recognized as one of the best ...
– DOP – Sicily :* Pecorino stagionato in foglie di noce :* Pecorino subasio (an alternative name
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Pecorino umbro Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
)- Umbri
Pecorino umbro – Umbria – Formaggi e Latte – Ovini
:* Pecorino toscano – DOP – Tuscany :*
Pecorino umbro Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) statu ...
– Umbria :*
Pecorino veneto Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status ...
– Veneto *
Pepato Pepato is a semi-hard sheep milk cheese with peppercorns.Burros, Marian (1998-07-01), "In Napa's Shadow, Sonoma Shines". ''The New York Times''Black, Jane (2005-04-24), "Cheese, Please:From Camembert to Brie on a California Road Trip". ''The Washing ...
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Peretta Peretta may refer to: * Rômulo Peretta (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Peretta Peronne, unlicensed female surgeon operating in Paris in the early fifteenth century See also * Perretta {{disambiguation ...
– Sardinia * Perlanera * Pettirosso "Tipo Norcia" * Piacentinu or Piacentino * Piacentinu di Enna or Piacentino ennese – Sicily * Piattone * Piave – DOP – Veneto :* Piave Fresco :* Piave Mezzano :* Piave Vecchio :* Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro :* Piave Vecchio Riserva * Piddiato * Pierino * Pioda S.Maria * Piodino * Piramide :* Piramide di capra :* Piramide in foglia * Piscedda * Pirittas * Pojna enfumegada (see Poina enfumegada) – Trentino * Poina enfumegada – Trentino * Pratolina * Pressato – Veneto * Presolana-Valseriana – Lombardy * Prescinseua – Liguria *
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* Primolino * Primusali * Provola :* Provola affumicata – smoked cow’s milk cheese from
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::* Provola affumicata di bufala – smoked water buffalo’s-milk cheese from
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Provola di bufala Provolone (, ) is an Italian cheese. It is an aged ''pasta filata'' (stretched-curd) cheese originating in Campania near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes long. Provolone-type cheeses are also produced in othe ...
water buffalo's-milk cheese from Lazio: provinces of Rome and
Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the V ...
:* Provola affumicata di bufala – smoked water buffalo's-milk cheese from Lazio: provinces of Rome and
Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the V ...
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Provola Capizzi Provolone (, ) is an Italian cheese. It is an aged ''pasta filata'' (stretched-curd) cheese originating in Campania near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes long. Provolone-type cheeses are also produced in othe ...
:* Provula casale (Floresta) :* Provola dei Monti Sicari :* Provola dei Nebrodi – Sicily :* Provola delle Madonie – Sicily :* Provola ragusana – Sicily :* Provola siciliana – Sicily :* Provola silana – Calabria * Provole – Basilicata *
Provolone Provolone (, ) is an Italian cheese. It is an aged ''pasta filata'' (stretched-curd) cheese originating in Campania near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes long. Provolone-type cheeses are also produced in othe ...
:* Provolone del Monaco :* Provolone piccante :* Provolone sardo – Sardinia :* Provolone siciliano – Sicily :* Provolone Valpadana – DOP – Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino :* Provolone Vernengo * Pusteria * Pustertaler – South Tyrol * Puzzone :* Puzzone Bochiotti :* Puzzone di Moena – Trentino :* Puzzone Vandercaro


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* Quadro :* Quadro di capra :* Quadro provenzale * Quagliata ligure – Liguria * Quartirolo Lombardo – DOP – Lombardy


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Raschera Raschera is an Italian pressed fat or medium fat, semi-hard cheese made with raw or pasteurized cow milk, to which a small amount of sheep's and/or goat's milk may be added. It has an ivory white color inside with irregularly spaced small eyes, ...
– DOP – Piedmont :*
Raschera d'alpeggio Raschera is an Italian pressed fat or medium fat, semi-hard cheese made with raw or pasteurized cow milk, to which a small amount of sheep's and/or goat's milk may be added. It has an ivory white color inside with irregularly spaced small eyes, ...
– Piedmont; a Raschera, made at least 900m above sea level in certain Alpine areas of the province of Cuneo * Ragusano – DOP – Sicily; * Rasco * Raspadüra * Ravaggiolo romagnolo * Raveggiolo – Tuscany * Raviggiolo :* Raviggiolo di pecora * Raviggiolu – Sardinia *
Reblec de crama Reblec or réblèque ( IPA �eblɛk is a fresh, small-rimmed cheese made from spontaneously surfaced cream, to which whole raw milk is added. If cream is also added during production, it takes the name ''reblec de crama'', which means "cream ...
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; cow's milk * Réblèque
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; cow's milk * Reblo :* Reblò alpino (see
Reblochon Reblochon () is a soft washed-rind and smear-ripened French cheese made in the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie from raw cow's milk. It has its own AOC designation. Reblochon was first produced in the Thônes and Arly valleys, in the Aravis mass ...
)See Quaderni della Regione Piemonte :* Reblo cremoso Valle Susa – Piedmont *
Reblochon Reblochon () is a soft washed-rind and smear-ripened French cheese made in the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie from raw cow's milk. It has its own AOC designation. Reblochon was first produced in the Thônes and Arly valleys, in the Aravis mass ...
– Piedmont * Rebruchon (see
Reblochon Reblochon () is a soft washed-rind and smear-ripened French cheese made in the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie from raw cow's milk. It has its own AOC designation. Reblochon was first produced in the Thônes and Arly valleys, in the Aravis mass ...
) * Regato * Renàz * Riavulillo * Ricotta :* Ricotta affumicata di Mammola :* Ricotta caprina friulana – Friuli Venezia Giulia :*
Ricotta di bufala Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
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Ricotta di bufala affumicata Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
::* Ricotta di bufala infornata ::*
Ricotta di bufala salata Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
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Ricotta essiccata di bufala Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
::* Ricotta fresca di bufala :* Ricotta di fuscella :* Ricotta forte – Campania :*
Ricotta gentile Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
– Sardinia :* Ricotta moliterna :* Ricotta mustia :* Ricotta pecorina Monte Re – Friuli Venezia Giulia :*
Ricotta romana Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
– DOP – Lazio :*
Ricotta salata Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
,, :* Ricotta siciliana – Sicily :* Ricotta vaccina affumicata ossolana – Piedmont :* Ricottadi :* Ricotta forte - Apulia * Rigatino di Castel San Pietro *
Robiola Robiola is an Italian soft- ripened cheese of the Stracchino family. It is from the Langhe region and made with varying proportions of cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. One theory is that the cheese gets its name from the town of Robbio in th ...
:* Robiola Alta Langa – Piedmont :* Robiola bresciana – Lombardy :* Robiola Cavour – Piedmont :* Robiola contadina :* Robiola d'Alba al tartufo – Piedmont :* Robiola della nonna :*
Robiola della Val Bormida Robiola is an Italian soft- ripened cheese of the Stracchino family. It is from the Langhe region and made with varying proportions of cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. One theory is that the cheese gets its name from the town of Robbio in th ...
:* Robiola della Valsassina :* Robiola delle Langhe – Piedmont :* Robiola di Bossolasco :* Robiola di Castel San Giovanni :*
Robiola di Ceva o Mondovì Robiola is an Italian soft- ripened cheese of the Stracchino family. It is from the Langhe region and made with varying proportions of cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. One theory is that the cheese gets its name from the town of Robbio in th ...
– Piedmont :* Robiola di Cocconato :* Robiola di Intropio :* Robiola di Montevecchia – Lombardy :* Robiola di pecora :* Robiola di Roccaverano – DOP – Piedmont :* Robiola di serosa :* Robiola La Rustica :* Robiola piemontese classica – Piedmont * Romita piemontese – Piedmont * Rosa Camuna – Val Camonica, Lombardy; mild compact paste cheese made with partially skimmed cow's milk * Rosso di lago


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* Salignon – lower
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; goats's and/or sheep’ milk cheese, usually smoked * Salagnun * Salato :* Salato duro friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Salato morbido del Friuli – Friuli-Venezia Giulia * Salgnun (Salignun) – Lombardy * Salondro or Solandro – Trentino :* Salondro di malga :* Salondro magro * Salva – Lombardy *
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Rezzoaglio Rezzoaglio ( lij, Rezzoagi, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. Rezzoaglio borders the following municipalities: Borzonasca, Favale di Malvaro, Ferriere, Fontanigorda, Lo ...
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Santo Stefano d'Aveto Santo Stefano d'Aveto ( lij, San Stê) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. Santo Stefano d'Aveto borders the comuni of Bedonia, Borzonasca, Ferriere, Rezzoaglio and Tornolo. Ge ...
- Ligury *
Sappada (cheese) Sappada (german: Pladen or ; in the local Southern Bavarian dialect;Dizionario Sappadino-Italian ...
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, Dairy Science and Food Technology.
* Sarasso * Sarazzu (see Sarasso) * Sargnon or Serniun – Piedmont * Sbrinz – Lombardy * Scacciata * Scacione (Caprone) *
Scamorza Scamorza () is a Southern Italian cow's milk cheese. It can also be made from other milks, but that is less common. It is a stretched-curd cheese, in which the fresh curd matures in its own whey for several hours to allow acidity to develop thr ...
:* Scamorza calabra – Calabria :*
Scamorza di bufala Scamorza () is a Southern Italian cow's milk cheese. It can also be made from other milks, but that is less common. It is a stretched-curd cheese, in which the fresh curd matures in its own whey for several hours to allow acidity to develop thr ...
– Campania :* Scamorza molisana – Molise * Scheggia * Schiz * Schlander * Scuete frante – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Scuete fumade or Ricotta affumicata – Friuli Venezia Giulia * Scimuda d'alpe – Lombardy * Scimudin – Lombardy * Scimut * Scodellato * Secondo sale * Seras – lower
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; cows’ milk cheese known since 1267 and often eaten with
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* Seré (see Seras) * Seirass (see Seras) :* Seirass del Fen (see
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) – Piedmont :* Seirass del Lausun – Piedmont :* Seirass di latte :* Seirass di siero di pecora :* Seirass stagionato * Semicotto :* Semicotto caprino :* Semicotto ovino * Semitenero loiano * Semuda * Sigarot :* Sigarot cenese :* Sigarot miele :* Sigarot naturale * Silandro – South Tyrol * Silter – Lombardy :*
Silter della Val Camonica Silter is an Italian hard cheese made within the Alpine Lombardy region around Province of Brescia and surrounding areas and traditionally produced with unpasteurised cows milk during summer months and September,
– Lombardy * Shtalp * Smorzasoel * Soera (Sola della Valcasotto) – Piedmont * Sola – Piedmont :* Sola stagionata * Sora :* Sora di pecora brigasca :* Sora tre latti *
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– Friuli Venezia Giulia *
Sottocenere al tartufo Sottocenere al tartufo is a very pale yellow to off-white cheese with truffles that has a grey-brown ash rind. It has a somewhat mild taste and is semi-soft in firmness. ''Sottocenere'' (meaning "under ash") is originally from Venice, Italy, and ...
* Spalèm – Lombardy * Spessa – Trentino * Spress – Piedmont * Spressa delle Giudicarie – DOP – Trentino * Squacquerone di Romagna DOP – Emilia-Romagna * Squarquaglione dei Monti Lepini * Sta'el * Stagionato de Vaise * Stella di mare * Stelvio or Stilfser – DOP * Sterzinger – South Tyrol * Stintino di Luino * Stracchino :* Stracchino della Valsassina :* Stracchino di bufala :* Stracchino di Nesso :* Stracchino nostrano di Monte Bronzone :* Stracchino orobico :* Stracchino tipico – Lombardy :* Stracchino toscano – Tuscany *
Stracciata Stracciata is a fresh ''pasta filata'' cheese produced in Italy. Stracciata is formed into flat strips of about 4–5 cm wide, 1 cm thick and folded in on itself in a uniform manner or woven wire, made with cow's milk. The name ''stracci ...
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Stracciatella di bufala Stracciatella di bufala () is a cheese produced from Italian buffalo milk in the province of Foggia, located in the southern Italian region of Apulia, using a stretching (pasta filata) and a shredding technique. Description Stracciatella chee ...
* Strachet – Lombardy * Strachitunt * Stracòn * Strica


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Tabor Tabor may refer to: Places Czech Republic * Tábor, a town in the South Bohemian Region ** Tábor District, the surrounding district * Tábor, a village and part of Velké Heraltice in the Moravian-Silesian Region Israel * Mount Tabor, Galilee ...
– Province of Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Taburet * Taleggio – DOP – Lombardy, Veneto and Piedmont :* Taleggio bergamasco :* Taleggio mandello lario * Tella Alto Adige – South Tyrol * Tendaio – semi-soft cows milk cheese made in
Castiglione di Garfagnana Castiglione di Garfagnana is a medieval walled town and ''comune'' of 1,878 inhabitants in the province of Lucca. It sits on a hillside above the river Esarulo, a tributary of the Serchio. The town is renowned for the band Filarmonica Alpina, fo ...
, Tuscany, with ancient origins * Testùn – Piedmont :* Testùn ciuc * Tipo :* Tipo dolce – Lombardy :* Tipo fresco – Piedmont :* Tipo malga friulano – Friuli Venezia Giulia :* Tipo stagionato – Piedmont * Tirabuscion * TiroleseSouth Tyrol * Toblach or Toblacher Stangenkäse – South Tyrol (see
Dobbiaco Toblach (; it, Dobbiaco ) is a ''comune''/''Gemeinde'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located in the Puster Valley about northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had ...
) * Toma :* Toma Ajgra – from the
Valsesia Valsesia ( pms, Valsesia; Walser German: ''Tseschrutol''; it, Valle della Sesia) is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia. The major towns located ...
in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont :* Toma alpigiana :* Toma of Basilicata :*
Toma biellese Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
– made with milk from the Pezzata Rossa d’Oropa cattle breed in the Province of Biella, Piedmont :* Toma brusca – Piedmont :* Toma del botGiorgio Ottogalli
''Atlante dei formaggi'', p359
Hoepli Editore, 2002.
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Toma del lait brusc Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
(or Formag lait brusc) – cows’ milk cheese from the Susa Valley, Piedmont :* Toma del Maccagno – cows’ milk cheese from the Biellese, Piedmont :* Toma del Mottarone :* Toma del Pastore :*
Toma della Valle di Susa Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
– cows’ milk cheese from the
Province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...
, Piedmont :* Toma della Valle Stura – Province of Cuneo, Piedmont :*
Toma della Valsesia Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province * Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, ...
– Province of Vercelli, Piedmont :*
Toma di Balme Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
– Piedmont :*
Toma di Boves Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
– Piedmont :* Toma di capra – Piedmont and Lombardy. ::* Toma di capra d'alpeggio ::* Toma di capra Crava :* Toma di Celle – from the area around Celle Macra in the
Valle Maira Maira Valley (in Italian ''Val Maira'' or ''Valle Macra'') is a valley in south-west of Piedmont in the Province of Cuneo, Italy. Etymology The valley takes its name from the river Maira, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through th ...
, Piedmont :* Toma di Elva (synonym for
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *'' Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, w ...
) :* Gressoney Toma (french: Tomme de Gressoney, TTitsch: ''Kesch'') – Lys Valley,
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
; a Toma made with cows’ milk in the Alpine summer pastures of the Lys Valley :* Toma di Lanzo – Piedmont :* Toma di Mendatica – from the upper Valle Arroscia, the Val Roja, and the Valle Impera :* Toma ossolana – Piedmont ::* Toma ossolana al prunent ::* Toma ossolana d'alpeggio ::* Toma ossolana di casa :* Toma ovicaprina :* Toma di Pragelato – Piedmont :*
Toma di Valgrisenche Toma or TOMA may refer to: Places *Toma, Burkina Faso, a town in Nayala province *Toma Department, a department in Nayala province * Toma, Banwa, Burkina Faso, a town * Tōma, Hokkaidō, Japan, a town ** Tōma Station, its railway station *Toma, a ...
(french: Tomme de Valgrisenche) –
Valgrisenche Valgrisenche (; Valdôtain: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_ ...
,
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
:* Toma lucana – Basilicata :* Toma piemontese – DOP cheese from Piedmont produced in the provinces of Novara, Verbania, Vercelli, Biella, Turin and Cuneo and in parts of the provinces of Asti and Alessandria :* Toma Valle Pelice * Tombea – Lombardy * Tometta – Piedmont :* Tometta al barolo :* Tometta di Barge :* Tometta Monte Ciuc :* Tometta Valle Elvo * Tometto (Tumet) * Tomini di Bollengo e del Talucco – Piedmont * Tomino – Piedmont :*
Tomino canavesano asciutto Tomino (; co, Tuminu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Macinaggio *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Cor ...
:* Tomino canavesano fresco :* Tomino da padella :* Tomino del bec :* Tomino del boscaiolo :* Tomino del bot :* Tomino del mel :* Tomino del Talucco :* Tomino delle Valli Saluzzesi :*
Tomino di Andrate Tomino (; co, Tuminu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Macinaggio *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Cor ...
:*
Tomino di Bosconero Tomino (; co, Tuminu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Macinaggio *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Cor ...
:* Tomino di Casalborgone :* Tomino di Rivalta :* Tomino di San Giacomo di Boves :*
Tomino di Saronsella (Chivassotto) Tomino (; co, Tuminu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also * Macinaggio *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Co ...
:* Tomino di Sordevolo :* Tomino di Talucco – Piedmont :* Tomino "Montoso" * Torta (cheese) :*
Torta orobica Torta is a culinary term that can, depending on the cuisine, refer to cakes, pies, flatbreads, sandwiches, or omelettes. Usually, it refers to: * cake or pie in South America, much of Europe, and southern Philippines * flatbread in Spain * a t ...
:* Torta mascarpone * Toscanello * Tosela – Trentino :* Tosèla del Primiero – Trentino * Toumin dal mel – Piedmont * Tre Valli – Province of Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia * Treccia :* Treccia dura – Basilicata :* Treccia dei Cerviati e Centaurino – Campania * Trifulin – Langhe, Piedmont * Trizza * Tronchetto :*
Tronchetto alpino Tronchetto (also known as ''Isola nuova'', meaning "New island") is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located at the westernmost tip of the main Venice island. The island was created in the 1960s, and now is used as a ...
:* Tronchetto di capra :* Tronchetto stagionato * Trugole * Tuma – Piedmont :*
Tuma 'd Trausela Tuma or Tůma is a personal name and surname derived from Thomas. It can refer to: Places *Bab Tuma (Saint Thomas's Gate), borough of Damascus * Tuma-La Dalia, municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua * Tuma (Arnarvon Islands), a mino ...
– Piedmont :* Tuma di Celle :* Tuma di langa sotto vetro :*
Tuma sicula Tuma or Tůma is a personal name and surname derived from Thomas. It can refer to: Places *Bab Tuma (Saint Thomas's Gate), borough of Damascus * Tuma-La Dalia, municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua * Tuma (Arnarvon Islands), a mino ...
* Tumazzu :* Tumazzu di pecura ccu pipi :* Tumazzu di piecura :* Tumazzu di vacca :* Tumazzu di vacca ccu pipi * Tumet di Pralungo – Piedmont * Tumin :* Tumin del mello * Tumo de Caso (synonym for
Casale de Elva Casale may refer to: *'' Casalis'', medieval Latin for a group of houses in the countryside Places in Italy Communes * Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta, Campania * Casal Velino in the province of Salerno, Campania * Casalattico, w ...
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Ubriaco Ubriaco is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Darío Ubriaco (born 1972), Uruguayan football referee * Gene Ubriaco (born 1937), Canadian ice hockey executive and player {{surname Italian-language surnames ...
– Veneto :* Ubriaco al traminer di capra * Uova di bufala (See
Bocconcini Bocconcini (; singular , "small mouthful") are small mozzarella cheese balls. Like other mozzarellas, they are semi-soft, white, and rindless unripened mild cheeses that originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffal ...
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* Vaciarin * Val Brandet – Lombardy * Valcasotto – Piedmont * Valle d'Aosta Fromadzo or ''Vallée d'Aoste Fromadzo'' – DOP –
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
* Valligiano * Valsevia ubriaca * Valtellina casera – DOP – Lombardy * Vastedda :* Vastedda della Valle del Belice :* Vastedda palermitana – Province of Palermo, Sicily * Vezzena, Vézzena – Trentino


Z

* Ziegenkäse (see Algunder Ziegenkäse) - South Tyrol * Ziger – South Tyrol * Zigercäse (synonym for Ziger) * Zighera – Trentino; a smoked cheese made in the mountains of Pinetano and the area of Valfloriana * Zincarlin * Zumelle (cheese), Zumelle – Veneto * Zufi – Piedmont; a fermented ricotta, somewhat related to Brös, made in Val Formazza, province of Novarahttp://www.prodottitipici.com ,
Zufi
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* Zuvi (synonym for Zufi.)


See also

* Italian cuisine * List of cheeses


References

;Bibliography * Rubino, R., et al. (2005), ''Italian Cheese'',


External links


Prodottitipici.com, ''Formaggi e Latte''
– provides extensive coverage of traditional varieties of Italian cheese
Formaggio.it
– also covers a very wide coverage of Italian cheeses
Milkonline.com
– concentrates (not exclusively) on PDO cheeses, often providing details of the production regulations




Prodotti Tradizionale SAG Elenco Regioni
– a list of traditional Italian food products by region
Cheeses – Aosta Valley Tourism Board

Assolatte – Associazione Italiana Lattiero Casearia
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