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The best cheeses of Lombardy

The top 3 according to 26 votes from people: Grana Padano · Gorgonzola · Taleggio. (Updated May 9, 2019.)

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

Michele De Santis · · 17 items · 26 votes · 2 comments

Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original

Top 17

  1. 1

    Grana Padano

    Hard PDO cheese of the Po valley.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Gorgonzola

    Blue PDO cheese of Lombardy and Piedmont, sweet or sharp.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  3. 3

    Taleggio

    Washed-rind PDO cheese.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Bitto

    Alpine-pasture PDO cheese from Valtellina.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Valtellina Casera

    Semi-skimmed PDO cheese from Valtellina.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Quartirolo Lombardo

    Soft fresh PDO cheese.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Strachitunt

    Blue cheese from the Val Taleggio.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Formai de Mut

    Alpine cheese from the upper Val Brembana.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Branzi

    Val Brembana cheese similar to Formai de Mut.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Salva Cremasco

    Aged cheese from Crema.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Silter

    Mountain cheese from Val Camonica.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Bel Paese

    Soft Lombard cheese.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Maccagno

    Lombard alpine toma.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  14. 14

    Mascarpone

    Lombard cream cheese, the base of tiramisu.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Bagòss

    Saffron-coloured grana from Bagolino.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    Crescenza

    Creamy fresh cheese.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  17. 17

    Provolone Valpadana

    Stretched-curd PDO cheese.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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cinefilo_sardegna · Italiano

Il Bitto storico stagionato dieci anni è un'esperienza, altro che Grana

M. Fabbri · Italiano

Il Grana Padano al secondo posto? Lo metterei dopo il Taleggio

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