Provolone del Monaco - DOP

Provolone del Monaco is a specific type of Provolone cheese originating from the region of Campania. It is produced around Monaco, in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.

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The origin of the name of this fantastic cheese is probably linked to the fact that the sorrentini cheese producers that disembarked in the early morning at the port of Naples, to protect themselves from the cold and the humidity, used to cover themselves with a cloak made from a sack cloth similar to the one worn by monks.

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  • From coagulated raw milk we obtained the curd that is reduced in small grains using a wooden tool called “Sassa”, and then there’s the burning and the spinning phases.
  • The spinning consists in coiling the curd until the paste achieves the wished consistency in order to then proceed to the shape attributing, therefore, to the cheese the typical shape of pear or cylinder.
  • Follows the brining, the drying and the seasoning that happens in wine cellar for a period from 4 to 18 months.
  • The characteristic of the pastures of the Lattari Mounts, place of election for the production of this cheese, and the seasoning environment, characterize the aroma of the provolone of the Monaco that is exalted from the length of the period of seasoning.
  • The external aspect of the cheese is characterized from the hazelnut colour and/or reddish crust.
  • The consistency to the tact introduces a semi hard paste from the typical milk and hay odour.
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