Introduction

Description

• Shape: cylindrical, flat surfaces and diameter measuring between 16 and 18 cm. The slightly convex heel measures 6 to 8 cm.
• Rind: thick, orange to grey.
• Texture: soft and elastic with small, scattered eyes, white but tends to be straw-yellow in summer cheeses, speckled with herbs.
• Flavour: strong characteristic flavour, the herbs give the cheese a particularly pleasant flavour. After a longer ripening period the flavour is more intense (3-4 months).
• Shelf-life: 60 days.

Characteristics

• Ingredients: pasteurised milk salt, blend of nettles and calendula (0.01%), rennet, starter culture.
• Allergens: milk.
• Characteristics: flavoured with nettles and calendula.
• Certification: EC Identification mark – IT 02 129 CE.
• Transportation: refrigerate between 6 and 10 °C.
• Microbiological properties: in compliance with guidelines set out 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 300 g to 2.5 kg.