Bonassai cheese

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Bonassai cheese

Bonassai is a soft cheese obtained from the milk of Sardinian sheep, made all over the island. The Instituto Zootecnico e Caseario per la Sardegna (Sardinia Zootechnical Dairy Institute), in Bonassai (Province of Sassari), provided the name for this product, as a result of its work in refining the technology behind its production, in the 1960’s. Calf’s rennet and lactic bacteria are employed, the coagulant is broken up into small pieces, and shaped in perforated moulds, square or rectangular in shape, followed by draining, light salting and a brief period of maturation.

The product is rhomboid in shape, and weighs between 1.6 and 1.8 kilos; the rind is thin, dry and a little wrinkled, white or straw coloured.

The cheese itself is white, compact, soft and spongy, the taste and smell being lactic and sharp. A table cheese.

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For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g

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Cheese type Calories per 100g
American cheese 371
Blue cheese 353
Camembert cheese 299
Cheddar cheese 402
Cottage cheese 98
Edam cheese 357
Farmer's cheese 98
Feta cheese 264
Fontina cheese 389
Goat cheese 364
Gouda cheese 356
Gruyere cheese 413
Mozzarella cheese 280
Parmesan cheese 431
Pimento cheese 375
Provolone cheese 352
Queso blanco cheese 310
Ricotta cheese 174
Roquefort cheese 369
Swiss cheese 380

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