Introduction

Description

• Shape: cylindrical, flat surfaces and diameter measuring between 22 and 25 cm. The slightly convex heel measures 8 to 9 cm.
• Rind: thin, elastic, smooth, brown, thickens during ripening.
• Texture: soft and elastic with small, scattered eyes, the straw-yellow hue is deeper in summer cheeses, speckled with mountain herbs.
• Flavour: strong flavour of milk, mild and characteristic of raw mountain milk Toma paired with the delicate flavour of mountain herbs. The longer the Toma ripens, the better the flavour thanks to the release of mountain herb aromas.
• Shelf-life: 60 days.

Characteristics

• Ingredients: raw milk blend of mountain herbs (juniper berries, wild fennel seeds, chilli and rosemary), salt, starter culture, rennet.
• Allergens: milk.
• Characteristics: seasoned with mountain herbs.
• Certification: EC Identification mark – IT 02 129 CE.
• Transportation: refrigerate between 6 and 10 °C.
• Microbiological properties: in compliance with guidelines set out for raw milk cheeses in REG EC 2073-05 and subsequent amendments.

Packaging

• Product: sold as whole cheeses, in pieces or vacuum-packed portions.
• Packaging: single item: one cheese wrapped in food paper. Boxed items: one or two cheeses per box.
• Net weight per item: whole cheese: from 3 to 4 kg.