Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop : Definitely tasty flavour, sweet, delicate, not very spicy in the first months of maturing and tending towards spicy and tasty at advanced maturing. Portioned in segments .

Format : 300-400 g

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop is a cheese that is worth tasting at least once in your life, if only because it is one of the oldest cheeses, not only from Sicily, but from all of Southern Italy. Consider that the first testimonies regarding this product date back to no less than 500 BC, written by Hippocrates, who describes in detail its preparation according to what is called the Greek method.

Subsequently, many other important personalities spoke about this cheese in their works, such as Pliny for example or the historian and politician Cassiodorus. The latter speaks of it as a product that could not be missing from the table of King Theodoric, for whom he worked for a long period as secretary.

It is important to remember that according to some testimonies, during ancient times this cheese was also used as a real bargaining chip, both by the landowners of the time and by the wealthier classes of society. A cheese of great value!

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop it is a typical product of the province of Ragusa and is made with the milk of the Modican cow. This cow with a reddish coat, also rustic and easily adaptable, offers its precious milk only when there is a calf at its mother's side, a milk with a truly incredible flavor that gives the cheese unique aromas. The Modican cow has always been present in Sicily, but is at risk of extinction. Luckily, a special Slow Food Presidium has been established to support its breeding.

The shape of Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop:

Many people when they think of Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop imagine a rather small, pear-shaped cheese. However, this is not Sicilian caciocavallo. In fact, the one produced in Sicily has a very particular shape, a parallelepiped. It is also very large. In fact, a wheel of caciocavallo can weigh up to 10 kg!

After creating a perfect sphere with the cheese paste, it is placed on a wooden board. We then proceed to shape it into the shape of a palarallelepid with the help of some very heavy pieces of wood. The cheesemaker's job in search of the perfect shape is a complex job, a job that requires physical strength and at the same time attention and delicacy. Creating this parallelepide is a bit like giving life to a real work of art! The brand of the dairy or agricultural producing company is created on the parallelepiped, a truly distinctive sign that is now tradition to create.

Being a parallelepiped, Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop has four faces. This explains why it is also referred to as the four-faced flower . This explains why in Sicily there is a saying " Having four faces like caciocavallo ", to describe those who are false, who behave differently in front of others and behind their backs, who are not very correct.

Characteristics:

• Rind: Compact, but very thin, a maximum of 4 mm. It is a very smooth rind, pleasant to the touch, golden or straw yellow in colour

• Colour: Dirty white, tending towards straw yellow

• Taste: Pleasant and sweet, a rather delicate flavor.

How to Eat Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop:

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop is an excellent table cheese, to be enjoyed as it is naturally, perhaps on a platter for an aperitif or as a starter, perhaps as a second course accompanied by fresh seasonal vegetables. It also lends itself to being grated on first courses, simply perfect for preparing baked pasta such as the famous Sicilian 'ncascaiata pasta for example.

Not only that, Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop can also be eaten cooked. Yes, you got it right! All you have to do is cut a rather thick slice of this delicious and high-quality cheese and cook it on a non-stick pan or directly on the grill. When both sides are golden, the caciocavallo can be served accompanied by a wedge of lemon.

Caciocavallo Ragusano Dop can also be cooked in a pan together with garlic and a spoonful of vinegar, with the addition of a pinch of sugar. When the vinegar has completely evaporated, Sicilians usually sprinkle the cheese with plenty of oregano. This recipe is known as caciocavallo all'argentiera and has a beautiful story behind it. It is said that the wife of a disgraced silversmith tried to do everything to keep others from understanding the economic problems the family was experiencing. He also disguised cooking recipes with great skill. Instead of cooking the all-too-expensive rabbit, he prepared caciocavallo with similar ingredients. In the end the aroma coming out of the silversmith's wife's kitchen was divine!

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