Pecorino Romano DOP

PDO Pecorino Romano cheese is amongst the most ancient and valuable specialities of
Sardinia’s cheese-making tradition. It is obtained from whole sheep’s milk from flocks roaming
free in the extensive open pasturelands of Sardinia.
Characteristics
For slicing or grating, cylindrical shape, with flat top and bottom and straight heel. The rind is
thin, white in colour, straw-yellow or black-coated. Semi-cooked cheese, compact or with small
eyes, white when fresh and slightly straw-yellow when mature. Hard cheese with a sharp,intense
and aromatic taste that becomes tangy as it matures. “Pecorino Romano D.O.P.” is stamped across
the heel, together with the official logo, the cheese-maker’s code and the year and month of
production.