Sicilian Persa Tuma

Sicilian Persa Tuma: lwork taken from a text of the 1930s.

Our Sicilian Persa Tuma it is a double fermentation cheese for a paste pressed 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: 600/700 g

Ta Sicilian Persa

There Ta Sicilian Persa it's a typical and rare cheese produced only on the island of Sicily.

The origin of the Ta Sicilian Persa it is very ancient: its lavorazione is taken from a text of the 1930s.

There Tuma Persa Siciliana has a very creamy taste, Its peculiarity lies in its herbaceous aftertaste!

How do you get Lost Tuma?

There Ta Sicilian Persa it is obtained from milking of whole cow's milk with the addition of kid rennet paste.

The cheese of Ta Sicilian Persa then it is placed in the forms and left ferment for about ten days.

It is thanks to the mold that surrounds the cheese that it finally Ta Sicilian Persa acquires its characteristic and inimitable flavor!

But the process is not over:

After the first stage of maturing, the Ta Sicilian Persa It is cleaned with water and left to mature for another ten days.

Only after these two steps, there Ta Sicilian Persa it is covered to be salted.

The result it is a soft cheese with an ochre yellow rind, which takes on a darker complexion when it is subjected to the “curatina”, that is, the coating made with olive oil and ground pepper.

Curiosity: Why the name Persa?

There Sicilian Persa Tuma owes its name at its processing stage, which includes, as previously read, two phases of maturation, as well as abandonment.

The term “The “lost” part of the name is due to this phase of “abandonment” of the cheese!

Characteristics:

• Type: Fdouble-fermented soft cheese

• Color: Whitish, yellow-ochre crust

• Taste: The Sicilian Persa Tuma It has a very mellow flavor, its distinctive feature being its herbaceous aftertaste. It can be sweeter or spicier depending on its maturation.

• Origin: Sicily

• 100% Sicilian

• 100% Handcrafted

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

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

Tasty Trails: Mission

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

Products resulting from the commitment, passion and ingenuity of the artisans of taste.

Our goal is to help you discover the best of our country, the flavors born from the meeting of peoples and cultures, the fruit of sun, land, sea, and tradition!

The company, which focuses on highlighting local specialties, believes that the creation of traditional products that risk being lost or forgotten is essential to its evolutionary path.

Our Cheeses

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

Native Sicilian breeds: Modicana cattle, Girgentana, Maltese and Argentata dell'Etna goats, and Belice sheep., They 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 Ragusano monostalla, the Provola delle Madonie, the Cosacavaddu Ibleo and the Scaluni, the Sicilian Persa Tuma, caciotta, goat and pecorino cheeses to discover with every bite, flavours of a rediscovered Sicily!

Try our Sicilian Tuma Persa for sale online: all the flavor of Sicily's best cheese at 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.