Cheese Room
Tuma Persa
Code: VAL-30957
Raw material:
Whole raw cow's milk
Shape & Texture:
The rind is thin and its color is dark brown. The paste is golden to dark yellow. The paste is coarse grainy and compact
Taste:
The taste is spicy, long, strong and milky. The aftertaste is spicy with long hints of the animal and the nature
Curiosity:
Tuma Persa is a rare cheese, typical of Monti Sicani, an area very rich and fertile of an altitude of about 700 meters. In that place the visitors can very easily realize a deep respect to the environment, the nature and animals. In that place the art of producing cheese is even today a family tradition, handed from one generation to the other
Region:
Sicily, Italy
Ageing:
Long-matured (more than 6 months)
Weight:
1.5 kg