The best Italian cheeses
The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Parmigiano Reggiano · Pecorino Romano · Asiago. (Updated Sep 28, 2026.)
Italy's most highly rated cheeses, nearly all PDO, according to international rankings (TasteAtlas put Parmigiano Reggiano, buffalo mozzarella and stracchino on the podium) and cheese guides.
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Top 15
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Parmigiano Reggiano
The 'king of cheeses': long-aged hard cheese (at least 12 months) made around Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna and Mantua.
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Pecorino Romano
Salty, sharp sheep's cheese, essential for carbonara and cacio e pepe; mostly made in Sardinia today.
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Asiago
Cheese from the Asiago plateau, fresh (pressato) or aged (d'allevo).
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Mozzarella di Bufala Campana
Stretched-curd buffalo milk cheese from Caserta and Salerno, PDO since 1996.
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Gorgonzola
Blue cheese from Lombardy and Piedmont, in sweet (dolce) and sharp (piccante) versions.
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6
Grana Padano
Hard cheese from the Po Valley, the best-selling PDO cheese in the world.
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7
Provolone Valpadana
Mild or sharp stretched-curd cheese in sausage or pear shapes.
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Caciocavallo Silano
Pear-shaped stretched-curd cheese tied in pairs, from southern Italy.
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9
Burrata
A pouch of stretched curd filled with stracciatella and cream, born in Andria (Apulia).
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10
Taleggio
Soft, aromatic washed-rind cheese from Val Taleggio (Bergamo).
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Stracchino (Crescenza)
Creamy fresh cheese from Lombardy, on the TasteAtlas podium.
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12
Fontina
Raw milk cheese from the Aosta Valley, the base of fonduta.
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13
Pecorino Toscano
Milder pecorino from the Tuscan countryside, fresh or aged.
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14
Castelmagno
Rare blue-veined cheese from the valleys of Cuneo, one of Italy's oldest.
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15
Montasio
Hard cheese from Friuli, the main ingredient of frico.
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Bitto storico
Alpine cheese from Valtellina that can age for more than ten years.
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Robiola from Roccaverano
Fresh DOP goat's milk cheese produced in the Langhe between Asti and Alessandria.
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Sardinian flower
Sardinian DOP raw milk pecorino, lightly smoked, produced for centuries by the island's shepherds.
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Ricotta romana
PDO sheep's whey ricotta from Lazio, the base of Roman desserts.
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Comments (5)
Fiore Sardo! Dalla Sardegna con amore, non può mancare.
Parmigiano 30 mesi, re dei formaggi senza dubbio.
Manca la Robiola di Roccaverano, unico formaggio DOP di capra delle Langhe.
Castelmagno con la polenta, montagna piemontese in un piatto
La burrata pugliese freschissima con pomodorini... nient'altro.