Cheeses of Lazio
3 cheeses tied to Lazio: made, aged or sold there.
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreMozzarella
A semi-soft Italian stretched-curd cheese made from cow or buffalo milk.Cow · Semi-soft · Milky and fresh
🇮🇹 ItalyPecorino
A family of Italian hard sheep's-milk cheeses with protected status.Sheep · Hard · Buttery and creamy
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 morePecorino Romano
A hard, salty sheep's-milk cheese from Italy, aged at least five months and protected by EU law.Sheep · Hard · Salty
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pecorino Romano: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Pecorino: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mozzarella: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0, source