Caciotta cheese

Caciotta Dolce cheese. Picture courtesy of Brancaleone da Norcia

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Caciotta is an artisan, semi-soft, cheese made from about 70% ewes’ and 30% cows’ milk and has been produced in Umbria and Tuscany for many years.

The cheese, which popular throughout Italy has a firm, creamy consistency, and has a full flavour that ranges from mild to tangy as it matures.

Caciotta is also known as Casciotta di Urbino cheese.

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