# The best cheeses of Lombardy

Gorgonzola, Taleggio, Bitto, Valtellina Casera and Quartirolo: Lombardy's PDO and traditional cheeses.

- 26 votes · 17 items
- May 9, 2019 · Michele De Santis
- https://even.best/en/l/3872/the-best-cheeses-of-lombardy

## Top 17

1. **Grana Padano** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Hard PDO cheese of the Po valley.
2. **Gorgonzola** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Blue PDO cheese of Lombardy and Piedmont, sweet or sharp.
3. **Taleggio** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Washed-rind PDO cheese.
4. **Bitto** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Alpine-pasture PDO cheese from Valtellina.
5. **Valtellina Casera** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Semi-skimmed PDO cheese from Valtellina.
6. **Quartirolo Lombardo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Soft fresh PDO cheese.
7. **Strachitunt** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Blue cheese from the Val Taleggio.
8. **Formai de Mut** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Alpine cheese from the upper Val Brembana.
9. **Branzi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Val Brembana cheese similar to Formai de Mut.
10. **Salva Cremasco** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Aged cheese from Crema.
11. **Silter** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mountain cheese from Val Camonica.
12. **Bel Paese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Soft Lombard cheese.
13. **Maccagno** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Lombard alpine toma.
14. **Mascarpone** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lombard cream cheese, the base of tiramisu.
15. **Bagòss** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Saffron-coloured grana from Bagolino.
16. **Crescenza** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Creamy fresh cheese.
17. **Provolone Valpadana** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Stretched-curd PDO cheese.

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