Sicilian Tuma Persa

Tuma Persa Siciliana : the process taken from a text from the 1930s.

Our Tuma Persa Siciliana is a double fermentation cheese for a pressed paste with a unique and sweet flavour.

Tuma Persa Siciliana, " Lost" because it was abandoned for about 20 days before being recovered and processed in the same way as Sicilian Pecorino!

Format : 500/600 g

Sicilian Lost Tuma

Sicilian Tuma Persa is a typical and rare cheese produced only on the island of Sicily.

The origin of the Sicilian Tuma Persa is very ancient: its processing is taken up by a text from the 1930s.

The Sicilian Tuma Persa has a very mellow taste , its peculiarity lies in the herbaceous aftertaste!

How do you get lost tuma?

Sicilian Tuma Persa is obtained by milking whole cow's milk with the addition of kid rennet paste .

The T uma Persa Siciliana cheese is then placed in the molds and left to ferment for about ten days.

It is thanks to the mold that surrounds the cheese that the Sicilian T uma Persa acquires its characteristic and inimitable flavour!

But the process isn't over:

After the first phase of maturing , the T uma Persa Siciliana is cleaned with water and left to mature for another ten days.

Only after these two steps is the Sicilian Tuma Persa covered to be salted.

The result is a soft cheese with a yellow ocher rind , which takes on a darker color when subjected to "curatina", i.e. capping made with olive oil and ground pepper.

Curiosity: Why the name Persa?

Tuma Persa Siciliana owes its name to its processing phase , which includes, as previously read, two phases of maturing, as well as abandonment.

The term " lost" in the name is to be attributed precisely to this phase of "abandonment" of the cheese!

Characteristics:

• Type: Double fermented soft cheese

• Color : Whitish, yellow-ochre rind

• Taste : Tuma Persa Siciliana has a very mellow taste, its peculiarity lies in the herbaceous aftertaste. It can be sweeter or spicier depending on the seasoning.

• Origin : Sicily

• 100% Sicilian

• 100% Artisan

• Traditional Italian agri-food product from the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

• Treatment : " Abandoned" for about 20 days before being recovered and processed in the same way as Sicilian Pecorino!

Tasty Paths: Mission

With our Tuma Persa Siciliana , and with all the products we offer, we carefully carry out the work of rediscovering good, natural Sicilian products.

Products that are the result of the commitment, passion and ingenuity of the artisans of taste.

Our aim is to make you discover the goodness of our country, the flavors born from the meeting of peoples and cultures, the fruit of sun, land, sea and tradition!

The company, oriented towards the exaltation of local specialties, believes that the creation of those typical and traditional products that risk being lost or forgotten is fundamental in its evolutionary path.

Our Cheeses

Our cheeses are the heart of the peasant tradition: all the cheeses, and in particular the Tuma Persa Siciliana , are obtained from the processing of milk from small Sicilian farms.

Native Sicilian breeds: Modicana cow, Girgentana goat, Maltese and Argentata dell'Etna, Belìce sheep , are among the native breeds from which the milk for various cheeses of the Sicilian dairy tradition is obtained.

Raw milk cheeses, organic cheeses, Slow Food Presidium cheeses, DOP cheeses, historic cheeses and innovative cheeses.

Scrolling through our selection, you will have the opportunity to discover the Maiorchino, the Piacentinu Ennese, the Vastedda dell Valle del Belìce, the single-stall Ragusano, the Provola delle Madonie, the Cosacavaddu Ibleo and the Scaluni, the Tuma Persa Siciliana , caciotte, goats and pecorino cheeses from discover with every taste the flavors of a rediscovered Sicily!

Try our Tuma Persa Siciliana for sale online: all the taste of the best Sicilian cheese on our shop emporiosicilia.it!

We are committed to bringing to your home the best taste and freshness that the Sicilian artisan food and wine tradition has to offer!

For this reason, ordinary delivery times, from the moment of notification of shipment, are generally between 7 and 15 working days:

• In some cases the products are immediately available and ready to leave in a short time and therefore we will proceed with shipping immediately! Shipping within the national territory can also affect the speed.
• In other cases , to guarantee maximum freshness and quality, the products are made specifically for your order! So, to produce your freshest specialties, it takes its time. International shipping may also affect the speed.

We know that speed is an important factor and for this reason we are committed to processing your orders in the shortest time.

You can follow the progress of your shipment with the no. tracking that will arrive by email a few days after the order, when the package is ready to be shipped to you!

Our staff is always available to provide you with all the information on your order and to ensure that you receive the best of our products in the shortest time possible!

Important information for USA Customers : unfortunately at the moment we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL and FISH IN OIL.

Important information for SWITZERLAND and UK customers: unfortunately we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL at the moment.

However, let's remember that all the other products are available... and delicious! Thank you.