Raschera

Italian cheese

Raschera

Country of origin| Italy
Region, town| Piedmont
Region| Cuneo
Source of milk| Cow
Pasteurized| Raw or Pasteurized
Texture| semi-hard elastic
Fat content| 43% to 53%
Protein content| 43% to 53%
Dimensions| 30–40 cm (12–16 in) cylinder or 40 cm (16 in) square
Weight| 7 to 9 kg (15 to 20 lb)
Aging time| 30 days or more
Certification| DOP
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Raschera is an Italian pressed fat or medium fat, semi-hard cheese made with raw or pasteurized cow milk, to which a small amount of sheep's and/or goat's milk may be added. It has an ivory white color inside with irregularly spaced small eyes, and a semi-hard rind which is red gray sometimes with yellow highlights. It has a savory and salty taste, similar to Muenster cheese, and can be moderately sharp if the cheese has been aged.

The cheese was given an Italian protected designation of origin (DOP) in July 1996, and may also carry the name "di alpeggio" (from mountain pasture) if the cheese was made in the mountainous areas of its designated province of Cuneo.[1][2]

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* List of Italian cheeses

## References

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1. ^ Donnelly, Catherine (2016). The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford University Press. p. 606\. ISBN 9780199330881. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
2. ^ Zeppa, Giuseppe (2004). "Raschera". Dairy Science and Food Technology. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

## External links

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* Raschera at Italian Made (in English)

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Italian cheeses

PDO|

* Asiago
* Bra
* Burrata di Andria
* Caciocavallo
* Casciotta d'Urbino
* Castelmagno
* Fontina
* Formaggio di fossa
* Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana
* Gorgonzola
* Grana (cheese)
* Grana Padano
* Montasio
* Monte Veronese
* Buffalo mozzarella
* Parmigiano Reggiano
* Pecorino
* Pecorino di Filiano
* Pecorino romano
* Pecorino sardo
* Pecorino siciliano
* Pecorino toscano
* Piave
* Provolone
* Quartirolo
* Ragusano
* Raschera
* Salva
* Squacquerone di Romagna
* Silter
* Spressa delle Giudicarie
* Taleggio
* Fromadzo
* Valtellina Casera

PAT|

* Bastardo del Grappa
* Bela Badia
* Canestrato
* Casàda
* Mascarpone
* Morlacco
* Padraccio
* Pecorino di Carmasciano
* Prescinsêua
* Ricotta forte
* Ricotta di fuscella
* Rosa Camuna
* Scamorza
* Stracciata
* Toma
* Toma Piemontese
* Tyrolean grey cheese
* Vezzena

PGI|

* Burrata di Andria
* Canestrato di Moliterno

TSG|

* Mozzarella

Non-protected
varieties|

* Bel Paese
* Bocconcini
* Brös
* Burrata
* Cacio figurato
* Caciotta
* Calcagno
* Caprino
* Casizolu
* Casu martzu
* Crucolo
* Crutin
* Dolcelatte
* Galbanino
* Moliterno
* Pallone di Gravina
* Provatura
* Ricotta
* Robiola
* Sottocenere al tartufo
* Stracchino
* Stracciatella di bufala

Manufacturers|

* Auricchio
* Granarolo
* Parmalat
* Sterilgarda

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