Toma alpeggio di Roberto

We are in Val Vigezzo. From Malesco, take the road to Val Loana at an altitude of about 1,200 metres. You will find a hollow, wide and well sheltered from the winds for grazing animals. In this place, during the summer months (June, July, August and sometimes September), the classic GRASSO D'ALPE is produced.

The characteristics of this cheese are determined by the particularity and specificity of the polyphitic pastures where the Alpine Brown cow chooses from day to day the grass to graze.

A limited production of a few hundred wheels per year.

Organoleptic characteristics

Aspect and texture
compact, intense yellow paste with small or larger elongated holes
Taste
very intense, flavourful with traces of alpine herbs and stable
Serving suggestions
full bodied, red wines. Aromatic honey. Fresh fruit (Passacrassana pears). Black rye bread and polenta

Technical characteristics

Milk
full fat, raw, cow’s milk
Production method
alpine pasture
Paste
cooked, pressed
Salting
dry and in brine
Ripening
at least 60 days
Production period
summer
Fats
45 % F-Dm
Weight
5-7 kg
Dimensions
30-40 cm diameter, h.10-15 cm
Producers
alpine pasture dairies in the high Ossola Valley
Whole cheese code
n.d.
Cutted cheese code
n.d.

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