Mild pasta filata · Lombardy
Provolone Dolce
By Quattro Portoni · Lombardy, Italy
A pasta filata provolone in its mild (dolce) style: calf rennet and a short ageing give a tender, buttery, milky paste. Here made with organic buffalo milk. Milder than the piccante.
Pasta filataPaste
MildProfile
Organic buffalo milkMilk
LombardyRegion
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ITasting notes
Profile
Intensity
MildIntense
Length
ShortLong
Saltiness
Lightly saltedSalty
Softness
NeutralSweet
Tasting
Appearance
Pale straw-yellow paste, smooth, without holes.
Aroma
Mild and milky.
On the palate
Tender, buttery, delicately sweet.
Aromas
Cooked milkButterWalnutMild
Pairings
CheeseboardPasta & gratinsBruschettaWhite / sparkling wines
IIIThe producer
Quattro Portoni (Cologno al Serio, Bergamo), organic buffalo milk — dolce style.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Lombardy, Italy
- Format
- ~5 kg loaf
- Packaging
- Sold by weight
- Storage
- Refrigerated (2–4°C)
- Reference
- FRO-043
Information
- Milk
- Buffalo milk, organic
- Paste type
- Pasta filata (stretched-curd), tender
- Ageing
- 4–6 months (dolce)
- Raw / pasteurised milk
- Pasteurised
- Appellation
- Not protected
The cheese