Provolone piccante | provola

Description

This centuries-old Provolone Piccante comes from a small village at the foot of the Vesuvius volcano. The southernmost region of Italy. The curd is “pulled” little by little and then kneaded into the right shape. The cheese is matured for 12 months . Goat and/or sheep rennet is mixed in, making it a bit spicier and spicier .

Delicious provolone Piccante cheese

In Italy Provolone Piccante is made from fresh whole cow’s milk, after production it is kneaded into the right shape. The Piccante variant has been matured for 12 months and is therefore spicy, spicy and full of flavour. The structure of the cheese is semi-hard. The characteristic of Provolone is that it is hung on a string to ripen. Today, the cheese is made in many different places in Italy.

This spicy cheese is delicious in a salad, over a pizza or fresh pasta. Also on a cheese board this is an absolute winner!

Characteristics

This delicious cheese is lactose free (less than 0.1 gram lactose per 100 gram cheese), made from pasteurized milk and therefore suitable to eat during pregnancy.

We have written an extensive blog with all the facts about Provolone cheese.

The cheese is made with animal rennet and therefore not suitable for vegetarians.

Buy Provolone Piccante

Our cheese house is full of delicious Provolone cheeses. You can already order the cheese from 250 grams , then we cut it fresh according to the weight. We pack the cheese airtight and ship it to you with cooling elements.

Did you know that we have real original and authentic Provolone cheese? This cheese is made according to the traditional recipe. Because we get the cheese directly from Italy, we can offer it for the best price. You will certainly not find this cheese cheaper anywhere. That is the lowest price guarantee of the Dutch cheese house.

Whole Provolone cheese

You can also buy a whole Provolone cheese from us. That’s nice because the cheese hangs on a string. The string is included with a whole cheese. A whole cheese weighs 5 kilos and is very nice to give as a gift . The cheese is ideal to combine with a nice red wine.

Discovered the cheese in the town of Casilli, this is a small Italian town at the foot of the Vesuvius volcano. Today the cheese is still made here. Provolone is made in a number of different shapes, sizes and weights such as an oblong sausage or cone shape. We have the large sausage shape of no less than 5 kilos.

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