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Cheese,
half-cooked, produced with cow's milk in two different
varieties |
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| Cheese type |
Asiago
d'allevo (ripened variety) |
Asiago
pressato (fresh variety) |
| Seasoning |
max. 2 years
Mezzano (medium-ripe variety): 4 - 6 months |
20 days |
| Form |
cylindrical, with
straight sides, and flat or almost flat upper and lower
surfaces |
cylindrical,
with smooth, convex sides, and flat or almost flat upper
and lower surfaces |
| Size |
30 - 36 cm
diameter; 9 -12 cm high |
30 - 40 cm
diameter; 11 - 15 cm high |
| Weight |
8 - 12 Kg |
11 - 15 Kg |
| Crust |
smooth and
regular |
fine and elastic |
Appearance
and consistency |
small holes, straw colour,
crumbly |
larger holes, light colour |
| Flavour |
distinct piquant
taste |
sweet, delicate
taste |
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Corso
Fogazzaro, 18 - 36100 Vicenza - tel +39 0444321758 fax +39 0444326212
- mail: asiago@asiagocheese.it |
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