Soft cheese with truffle · Lombardie
Stracktufo — Taleggio à la truffe
By Gildo · Lombardy, Italy
A Lombard cheese of the Taleggio type (soft, washed rind) studded with black truffle shavings: creamy paste, earthy washed-rind aromas enhanced by the musky notes of truffle. A flavoured speciality. Whole form.
With truffleSpeciality
Washed rindPaste
Cow's milkMilk
LombardieRegion
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ITasting notes
Profile
Intensity
MildIntense
Creaminess
FirmCreamy
Truffle
SubtlePronounced
Saltiness
Lightly saltedSalty
Tasting
Appearance
Pinkish-orange rind, ivory paste speckled with truffle.
Aroma
Hay, earthy, truffle.
On the palate
Unctuous, pronounced truffle, moderately salty.
Aromas
Black truffleHay / earthyFloralButtery
Pairings
Cheese boardPan-fried rind as a starterTruffle risottoBarbera / Dolcetto
IIIThe producer
Gildo (Valsassina, Lombardie), a Taleggio-style speciality with black truffle shavings.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Lombardy, Italy
- Format
- Whole form (~2.3 kg)
- Packaging
- Case of 2
- Storage
- Refrigerated (2–4 °C)
- Reference
- FRO-010
Information
- Milk
- Cow's milk
- Paste type
- Soft, washed rind, with truffle
- Ageing
- Short
- Raw / pasteurised milk
- To be confirmed
- Appellation
- Not protected (truffle speciality)
The cheese