Pecorino Romano P.D.O.
Packages available
Bag
2 Kg – 5 Kg
Vacuum packed
ca.1,5 Kg – ca. 2,2 Kg
Tub thermo-formed 150 g – 200 g
Flow Pack
150 g
Cut available
Grated
Flakes
Wedges
Wheel
Pecorino Romano P.D.O.
Vip Italia offers the best Pecorino Romano packaged in multiple formats and offered in various cuts: grated, flakes and slices. Bulk formats are available, from 2 kg to 5 kg bags to meet the needs of the food industries and catering operators, as well as 100/200g trays of grated or flakes for the shelves of large-scale retailers. Slices of various sizes and whole cheese wheels are available for the food service channel and wholesale cheese distributors.
Features
- PDO cheese
- Lactose-free product
- Wide range of cuts
Description of the raw material
Pecorino Romano is a hard cheese PDO, cooked, produced with whole fresh sheep’s milk, derived exclusively from farms in the production area (Regions of Sardinia, Lazio and Tuscany). The flavour of the cheese is aromatic, slightly spicy and savoury as a table cheese (maturing period of 5 months), intensely spicy as a grated cheese (maturing period of 8 months). A few cheeses in the world have such ancient origins as Pecorino Romano. For more than 2000 years the flocks of sheep that graze freely in the countryside of Lazio and Sardinia have been producing the milk from which the cheese is made. Even the ancient Romans appreciated Pecorino Romano, and the Roman legionaries knew it well: they always added an ounce of pure sheep’s cheese to the daily ration of spelled to give them strength and energy before battle.
Usage
Food manufacturing
- Ingredient for sauces, pesto and toppings
- Filling for fresh pasta
- Ingredient for ready to eat salads
- Filling for stuffed and processed meats
- Breading ingredient for products which need to be fried and baked in the oven
Retail
- Self-service area
- Deli counter
Food Service
- Delicatessen
- Canteens and self service
- Wholesale distributors
- Pizzerie and restaurants