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Piave is an
Piave's rind is impressed repeatedly in vertical direction with the name of the cheese.How to recognise it
- Piave Cheese Consortium Piave is sold throughout Europe and in the US as a hard cheese, at which point its taste resembles that of a young Parmigiano Reggiano. The red label is aged at least one year and is called ''Vecchio'' (Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro), while the blue label is softer. Both are available all over Europe and can also be found in the US, primarily at specialty shops.
Official website of Piave Cheese
- the Italian producers' consortium {{Italian cheeses Cheeses of Veneto Italian cheeses Cow's-milk cheeses Italian products with protected designation of origin Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union
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cow's milk cheese that is named after the Piave river
The Piave ( la, Plavis, German: ''Ploden'') is a river in northern Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice. One of its tributaries is the Boite.
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. As Piave has a Protected Designation of Origin (''Denominazione di Origine Protetta'' or DOP), the only "official" Piave is produced in the Dolomites
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Piave is a hard
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, cooked curd cheese, offered at five different ages:
* ''Piave Fresco'' (20 to 60 days aging - blue label)
* ''Piave Mezzano'' (61 to 180 days aging - blue label)
* ''Piave Vecchio'' (more than 6 months aging - blue label)
* ''Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro'' (more than 12 months aging - red label)
* ''Piave Vecchio Riserva'' (more than 18 months aging - black label)
Piave cheese has a dense texture, without holes, and is straw-yellow in hue. It has a slightly sweet flavor. Once fully aged, it becomes hard enough for grating, and it develops an intense, full-bodied flavor.Piave's rind is impressed repeatedly in vertical direction with the name of the cheese.
- Piave Cheese Consortium Piave is sold throughout Europe and in the US as a hard cheese, at which point its taste resembles that of a young Parmigiano Reggiano. The red label is aged at least one year and is called ''Vecchio'' (Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro), while the blue label is softer. Both are available all over Europe and can also be found in the US, primarily at specialty shops.
References
External links
Official website of Piave Cheese
- the Italian producers' consortium {{Italian cheeses Cheeses of Veneto Italian cheeses Cow's-milk cheeses Italian products with protected designation of origin Cheeses with designation of origin protected in the European Union