Gorgonzola and Cave-Ripened Taleggio. Italy

Description

Italy is known for the long list of cheeses that it produces, and two of the better-known soft cheeses are Gorgonzola (the grandfather of all European blue cheeses), and Taleggio. On a visit to the Lombardy region of the country host Will Studd finds a maze of underground cellars in Novara is where seventy-percent of Gorgonzola is matured. In the Alps, at the municipality of Pasturo, the Mauri family ripens Taleggio in granite caves cooled by melting snow.

Runtime

22 min

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Geography

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2005

Database

Films on Demand

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