Italian Cheese: A Guide to Their Discovery and Appreciation, Two Hundred Traditional Types

Italian Cheese: A Guide to Their Discovery and Appreciation, Two Hundred Traditional Types by Sardo, Piero. paperback edition. ISBN: 9788886283984.

The first guide to Italys traditional cheeses describes and documents two hundred and five farmhouse specialities with original texts and photographs. This inventory has been compiled by Slow Food as a contribution to the conservation of a vast heritage of local products, born of Italys extraordinarily varied landscapes, natural environments, dairy breeds and cheesemaking techniques. A long, endlessly surprising, journey of discovery and pleasure through the Italy of "solid milk". With a wealth of information on cheese families, maturing, the art of cutting, and the vocabulary of cheese.