# The best Sicilian cheeses

Ragusano, Piacentinu Ennese, Vastedda, Maiorchino and Provola delle Madonie: the cheeses of Sicily.

- 4 votes · 14 items
- May 22, 2021 · Federico Costa
- https://even.best/en/l/3891/the-best-sicilian-cheeses

## Top 14

1. **Vastedda** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Stretched-curd sheep cheese from the Belice valley.
2. **Tumazzu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Aged Sicilian cheese.
3. **Canestrato** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pecorino aged in a basket.
4. **Ragusano** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brick-shaped stretched-curd PDO cheese.
5. **Piacentinu Ennese** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Saffron and pepper pecorino from Enna.
6. **Madonie Provola** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stretched-curd cow's cheese from the Madonie.
7. **Belicino** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fresh sheep's cheese with olives from the Belice valley.
8. **Primo sale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Very young pecorino.
9. **Cosacavaddu ibleo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Caciocavallo from the Iblei mountains.
10. **Ainuzzi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cow's cheese from Cammarata and San Giovanni Gemini.
11. **Padduni** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fresh goat's cheese.
12. **Ericino** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cheese from Erice.
13. **Secondo sale** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pecorino slightly older than primo sale.
14. **Maiorchino** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Aged pecorino from the Peloritani mountains.

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